Single-engine piston

N59842

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
5057
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Valiant Effort LLC (LLC)
Based
Monte Vista, CA
Registration record

N59842 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
5057
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Valiant Effort LLC
Monte Vista, CA
Certificate issued
2015-04-08
Airworthiness date
1988-06-24
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7BE1E
Mode S (octal)
51737036
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N59842.
  • 1988-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N59842

N59842 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 5057. The FAA register lists Valiant Effort LLC as the registrant in Monte Vista, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2015 and expires on April 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 (normal), dated June 24, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59842.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59842.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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