Twin piston

N84857

1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
1522
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pby Memorial Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Oak Harbor, WA
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Registration record

N84857 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A
Serial
1522
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Pby Memorial Foundation
Oak Harbor, WA
Certificate issued
2010-06-15
Airworthiness date
1982-04-13
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABA0B8
Mode S (octal)
52720270
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N84857 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-05-09
    Accident at Lewistown, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1970-06-29
    N84857 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-3576); cancelled.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N84857

N84857 is a 1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, serial number 1522. The FAA register lists Pby Memorial Foundation as the registrant in Oak Harbor, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated April 13, 1982.

N84857 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-05-09 Accident · Lewistown, MT Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · DEN85FA131
Reported aircraft: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A

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.