Single-engine piston

N497

1957 Cessna L19 305C BIRD Dog

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1957
Serial
24536
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kinder, LA
Registration record

N497 on the FAA register

Type
1957 Cessna L19 305C BIRD Dog (FAA: Cessna 305C (0-1E))
Serial
24536
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kinder, LA
Certificate issued
2024-02-15
Airworthiness date
2000-04-25
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A62A18
Mode S (octal)
51425030
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N497 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1960-08-15
    N497 previously assigned to a Douglas DC-3A-S1C3G (s/n 4811); cancelled.
  • 1957
    Manufactured (1957).
Overview

About N497

N497 is a 1957 Cessna L19 305C BIRD Dog (FAA model 305C (0-1E)), serial number 24536. It is registered to an individual in Kinder, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 25, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N497.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N497.

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.