Single-engine piston

N79VV

1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
11756
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Detroit, MI
Registration record

N79VV on the FAA register

Type
1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A
Serial
11756
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Inc
Detroit, MI
Certificate issued
2022-11-29
Airworthiness date
2023-06-26
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAB79B
Mode S (octal)
52533633
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2022-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N79VV.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N79VV

N79VV is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, serial number 11756. The FAA register lists Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Inc as the registrant in Detroit, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2022 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 26, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79VV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79VV.

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

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