Page updated: 11.23.2020
Manufactured: 1959
First Flight: 12.15.1959
Delivered: 12.28.1959
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N726G
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation (12.28.1959 to 00.00.0000)
00.00.1960 (?) G-159 H.R.M.
Markings: Food Machinery on fuselage
00.00.0000 (?) http://www.na3t.org
00.00.1960 (?) G-159 H.R.M.
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N726S
Texasgulf Aviation Incorporated (04.00.1974 to 00.00.0000)
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N505S
Texasgulf Aviation Incorporated (re-reg. 05.11.1975 to 00.00.0000)
00.00.0000 (?) courtesy of Bob Weinwurzel
00.00.0000 (?) courtesy of Larry Green
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N120S
TexasGulf Aviation Incorporated (re-reg. 05.12.1976 to 00.00.0000)
Duncan Aircraft Sales of Florida Incorporated ( 11.00.1986 to 00.00.0000)
00.00.0000 (KRDU) by Gary Vincent, courtesy of Alex McPhee
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N348DA
Duncan Aircraft Sales of Florida (re-reg. 11.00.1987 to 00.00.0000)
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YV-82CP
Lagoven S.A. (00.00.1988 to 00.00.0000)
12.00.1990 (?) 2 images courtesy of Ivan Betancourt
Notes: At Atlantic Aviation
00.00.1991 (KILG to KFLL) courtesy of Ivan Betancourt
00.00.0000 (?) courtesy of Ivan Betancourt
Markings: Venezuelan flag
00.00.0000 (Atlantic Aviation) 2 images courtesy of Ivan Betancourt
Notes: Installing lavatory modification
00.00.0000 (?) G-159 H.R.M.
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N185PA
Phoenix Air Group (09.20.1999 to 04.30.2015)
Now the oldest flying G-159
10.00.1999 (KVPC) 2 images courtesy of David Winyard
01.00.2003 (KPHX) courtesy of Frank C. Duarte Jr
02.10.2005 (KVPC) courtesy of John Bennett
11.13.2005 (KVPC) courtesy of G550
10.23.2009 (KVPC) courtesy of Matt Birch (visualapproachimages.com)
Notes: Rudder removed
11.07.2010 (KLIT) courtesy of Woody Hatchett
08.15.2011 (KVPC) G-159 H.R.M.
05.15.2012 (KVPC) G-159 H.R.M.
05.24.2013 (KVPC) G-159 H.R.M.
10.03.2013 (KONT) courtesy of Mark Ollier
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01.26.2020 (KAMA) courtesy of Tony Boyer
04.28.2022 (KVPC) courtesy of Jamie Abernathy
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STATUS
Scrapped
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Jclagett
Great to see she is still flying. I had been on many trips as a child on N505S with my father in Colorado, based out of Denver Stapleton International. Weekly trips to Rock Springs, WY to a Texasgulf mine. When Texasgulf moved to Raleigh I cleaned this plane (my first job) in high school along with other Texasgulf planes. The image of N505S and the sedan in the background is that of my father’s car and most likely my father, Robert Clagett. The image of of N120S is taken outside the blue Texasgulf Aviation hanger at RDU. Sadly, Shan Sorenson who was one of TG’s corporate pilots died in the crash of one of TG’s Jetstars in 1981 on approach to Westchester,NY. Cause of the crash, just one mile from the runway, was attributed to a total electrical failure on the Jet star. T G lost 6 high level executives and two pilots in the crash. Shan flew my father for many years at TG. I remember when the phone rang and my father’s disbelief. Keep the wheels up N505S.