Single-engine piston

N56985

1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
8557
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
Tarkio, MO
Registration record

N56985 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
8557
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tarkio, MO
Certificate issued
2009-11-03
Airworthiness date
1957-07-01
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A74BE7
Mode S (octal)
51645747
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N56985.
  • 1957-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N56985

N56985 is a 1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 8557. It is registered to co-owners in Tarkio, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 July 1, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56985.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56985.

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.