Single-engine piston

N55579

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
3307
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Old Aeroplane Co LLC (LLC)
Based
Lake Suzy, FL
Registration record

N55579 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
3307
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Old Aeroplane Co LLC
Lake Suzy, FL
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
1956-04-10
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7156D
Mode S (octal)
51612555
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N55579.
  • 1956-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N55579

N55579 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 3307. The FAA register lists Old Aeroplane Co LLC as the registrant in Lake Suzy, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55579.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55579.

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.