Single-engine piston

N56915

1946 Convair BT-13

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
2252
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Caruthers, CA
Registration record

N56915 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Convair BT-13
Serial
2252
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Caruthers, CA
Certificate issued
2014-04-02
Airworthiness date
1971-12-27
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A74AF2
Mode S (octal)
51645362
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).
  • 2014-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N56915.
  • 1971-12-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N56915

N56915 is a 1946 Convair BT-13, serial number 2252. It is registered to co-owners in Caruthers, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2014 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 (normal), dated December 27, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56915.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56915.

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.