Single-engine piston

N61BT

1941 Convair BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
1268
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N61BT on the FAA register

Type
1941 Convair BT-13A
Serial
1268
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-06
Airworthiness date
1954-08-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7EC90
Mode S (octal)
51766220
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-04-15
    N61BT previously assigned to a Aero Commander 560-F (s/n 1405-66); cancelled.
  • 1991-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N61BT to the current registrant.
  • 1954-08-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N61BT

N61BT is a 1941 Convair BT-13A, serial number 1268. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1991 and expires on July 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 August 22, 1954.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61BT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-09-24 Accident · Opa Locka, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA87LA258
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander 560-F — a different aircraft that carried the N61BT registration before this airframe.

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.