Aircraft Description
N59842 is a 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Valiant Effort LLC in Monte Vista, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 24, 1988. The registration certificate was issued on April 8, 2015. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N59842 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7BE1E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N59842 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 37.6930, -121.8250 on March 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N59842 was last updated on May 5, 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 N59842. 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