Single-engine piston

N59961

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
7722
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bishop Nicholas E + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Ukiah, CA
Registration record

N59961 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
7722
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Bishop Nicholas E + 1 co-owner
Ukiah, CA
Certificate issued
2025-03-18
Airworthiness date
1956-08-09
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7C21A
Mode S (octal)
51741032
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N59961.
  • 1956-08-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N59961

N59961 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 7722. The FAA register lists Bishop Nicholas E + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Ukiah, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 August 9, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59961.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59961.

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.