VIKING of the MONTH
September 2002
"Miss September"
N5683U is a 1973 17-30A owned by Dean & Demita Crofford
LOVEU is based at the Flying S Air Ranch (10XS) in Brownwood, TX
Over Navajo Reservoir
Photos by Craig Gifford in N28067
Dean & Demita write: "Mr. James Miller held this Bellanca for over a month for us until we sold our Cardinal. We guess it was just meant to be. We bought 39831 which became 5683U 2 years ago. 5683U=LOVEU---We do love it! We have owned several Bellancas through the years and this seems to be the best one. When we bought it, it had 1600 total time hours on it, it now has 1850 and uses 1 quart of oil between 25 hour oil changes. The Bellanca is equipped with King Silver Crown Avionics, Century IIB autopilot and we added a Garmin 295 GPS and 4 place intercom. Everything works flawlessly. The interior was 1 year old when we bought it in 1999 and it has green cloth & vinyl seats with green carpeting and original headliner. Exterior paint is dark green, light green and off white. A partial paint job was done in September 2001 along with all new windows. 5683U is currently moving to it's new home at the Flying S Air Ranch in Brownwood, Texas, and its always ready to go to the next fly-in! We invite all to come and visit us in Brownwood, TX."
Dean & Demita can be reached at:
dad1@pgrb.com
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Previous "Vikings of the Month"
N 1285R...Don Ames' 1972 Turbo Viking
N 93570...Larry Smalley's 1973 17-31A
N 39819...Jim Howell's 1973 17-30A
N 4081B...Tom Binder's 1975 17-31ATC
N 4052B...The DeFoe's 1976 17-30A
N 28067...Craig Gifford's 1979 17-30A
N 6578V...James Gryder's 1970 17-31ATC
N 93554...Troy Foster's 1974 17-31ATC
N 110CB...RJ Lint's 1974 17-30A
N 6639V...Michael Waiwood's 1970 17-30A
N 147PH...Ron Bianchi's 1974 17-30A
N 7379V...Bob & Bette Nixon's 1969 17-30
N 7358V...Troy Foster's 1969 17-31TC
N 8811V...Jeremy Reiley's 1971 17-30A
N 9996V...Lee Moore's 1971 17-30A
N 14732...Lynn Walker's 1975 17-30A
CFMJT...Eric Hansen's 1974 17-31ATC
N 4101B...Peter Knize & John Sullivan's 1974 17-31ATC
N 8229R...Bill Dudley's 1972 17-30A
N 4851V...Carl Fleece's 1968 17-30
N 7300V...Lee McGee's 1969 17-30
N 8281R...Victor Catalanotto's 1972 17-30A
N 228CM...Curtis Hannay's 1973 17-31ATC
N 8842V...Richard Dews' 1971 17-30A
N 28058...Rex Warren's 1978 17-30A
N 77TV...Tim Averett's 1977 17-31ATC
N 9782E...Walt Peasley & Greg Treager's 1977 17-30A
N 4062B...Russell and Rusty Viers' 1975 17-31ATC
N 4935V...Hal Schroeder's 1969 17-30
N 8229R...Bill Dudley's 1972 17-30A
N 14798...Earl Gault's 1974 17-30A
N 39862...Craig Schwab's 1973 17-30A
N 8231R...Mike Carr's 1972 17-30A
N 281SV...Fred Olson's 2000 17-30A
N 28055...John Hartnell's 1979 17-30A
N 327CP...Jeff Baker's 1973 17-30A
N 6712V...Tom & Laurie Cox's 1970 17-30A
N 8813V...Bob & Bette Nixon's 1971 17-30A
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