Single-engine piston

N57455

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
79-1218
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hesperia, CA
Registration record

N57455 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (FAA: Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2))
Serial
79-1218
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hesperia, CA
Certificate issued
2003-11-22
Airworthiness date
1952-09-21
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7606A
Mode S (octal)
51660152
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-11-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N57455.
  • 1952-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N57455

N57455 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (FAA model BT-13B (SNV-2)), serial number 79-1218. It is registered to an individual in Hesperia, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 22, 2003 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 September 21, 1952.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57455.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57455.

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.