Aircraft Description
N57486 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INC in Dallas, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 20, 1957. The registration certificate was issued on September 2, 2021. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N57486 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A760D4 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N57486 was last updated on June 10, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Consolidated Vultee is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 121 Consolidated Vultee aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the BT-13A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N57486. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC