Single-engine piston

N63697

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
79-1293
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Santa Teresa, NM
Registration record

N63697 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (FAA: Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (SNV-2))
Serial
79-1293
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa, NM
Certificate issued
2007-06-11
Airworthiness date
1973-02-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A857B9
Mode S (octal)
52053671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N63697.
  • 1984-07-28
    Accident at Hobbs, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N63697

N63697 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13B (FAA model BT-13B (SNV-2)), serial number 79-1293. The FAA register lists War Eagles Air Museum as the registrant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 2007 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 February 15, 1973.

N63697 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-07-28 Accident · Hobbs, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN84LA245
Reported aircraft: Consolidated-Vultee BT-13B

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.