Single-engine piston

N55009

1943 Convair BT-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
9778
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 975 A B D&E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Brothers Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Black Rock, AR
Registration record

N55009 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Convair BT-15
Serial
9778
Engines
Wright 975 A B D&E
Registered owner
Brothers Aviation LLC
Black Rock, AR
Certificate issued
2011-02-24
Airworthiness date
1955-11-21
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A701E5
Mode S (octal)
51600745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N55009.
  • 1955-11-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N55009

N55009 is a 1943 Convair BT-15, serial number 9778. The FAA register lists Brothers Aviation LLC as the registrant in Black Rock, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2011 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 975 A B D&E engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated November 21, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55009.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55009.

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.