Below is a condensed version of the FAA documents on the aircraft’s CD. CDs are available online through the FAA website.
Date
Hours
Owner
Notes
09/01/30
Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
CR-2 Skeeter Type CR1
Szekely serial 752
12/12/31
Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
Szekely serial 755
02/02/31
Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
Modified by Factory
02/04/31
Curtiss Wright Airplane Company
Letter from Curtiss Wright to Chief of Licensing Section notifying them that model designation of this aircraft and series is changed from”CR-1 Skeeter” to “CW-1 Junior” and the serial number from 3002 to 1012.
03/26/31
Dwight S. Cross
James A. Deaton
Huntersville, North Carolina
Accident
04/29/31
Repaired in accordance with approve data. Spliced left hand axle. Left longeron bent, two cross members bent and one broken.
06/25/31
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
05/31/32
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
Licence expired
06/03/33
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
Airplane placed in storage.
06/12/33
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
Failed to meet airworthiness requirements.
07/19/34
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
Failed to respond to questionnaire. Certificate cancelled.
06/30/38
160
Dwight S. Cross
Huntersville, North Carolina
Statement from owner that logs were lost.
07/30/38
Ray Anderson
107 Kimball Heights
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Szekely Serial Number 1004
08/08/38
160
Ray Anderson
107 Kimball Heights
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Installed Drift Struts
06/27/39
189:30
Chas. E. Smith
RB Patton
RB Grigg
Gastonia. North Carolina
09/05/39
212:30
Chas. E. Smith
RB Patton
RB Grigg
Gastonia. North Carolina
Fuselage and tail surfaces rejuvenated and re-doped.
09/05/39
Chas. E. Smith
RB Patton
RB Grigg
Gastonia. North Carolina
Rear seat falling apart. Rear vertical seat attaching clusters bad and cracking. Fabric rotten and dried out. Ribs broken. Unairworthy.
09/19/30
215:50
Haskell Andrew Deton
Belmont, North Carolina
07/07/40
Bill Bradley
Cherryville, N.C.
03/22/48
Bill Bradley
Cherryville, N.C.
Registration cancelled. Questionnaire returned un-deliverable.