N7179Y
1945 Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A
N7179Y on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2030-01-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 1994-04-21Certificate of registration issued as N7179Y to the current registrant.
- 1991-09-10Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
- 1964-12-03N7179Y previously assigned to a Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche / Twin Comanche PA-30 / Turbo TWIN Comanche (s/n 30-199); cancelled.
- 1945Manufactured (1945).
About N7179Y
N7179Y is a 1945 Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A, serial number 225. The FAA register lists American Airpwr Heritage Fly Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 1994 and expires on January 31, 2030.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-1830 series engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 10, 1991.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7179Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
More Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A aircraft
All 7 Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A registrations →Other aircraft registered in Texas
All 29,945 aircraft registered in Texas →Other twin pistons on the register
Consolidated Vultee models on the register
Own N7179Y?
Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.
Browse: Aircraft registered in Texas· Registry by state· FAA registry stats
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.
