Twin piston

N459CF

1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
300
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830-92
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Collings Foundation Inc Dba + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Stow, MA
Registration record

N459CF on the FAA register

Type
1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A
Serial
300
Engines
2 × P & W R-1830-92
Registered owner
Collings Foundation Inc Dba + 1 co-owner
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2023-03-24
Airworthiness date
2019-10-28
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A593C3
Mode S (octal)
51311703
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N459CF.
  • 2019-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N459CF

N459CF is a 1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, serial number 300. The FAA register lists Collings Foundation Inc Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-1830-92 engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 28, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N459CF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N459CF.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.