Single-engine piston

N57486

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
5665
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N57486 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
5665
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2021-09-02
Airworthiness date
1957-01-20
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A760D4
Mode S (octal)
51660324
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N57486.
  • 1957-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N57486

N57486 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 5665. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 2, 2021 and expires on September 30, 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 January 20, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N57486.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N57486.

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.