# N24927: 1940 Consolidated Vultee RLB3O

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee RLB3O](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-rlb3o) (registry code 2420804, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 18
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A2542C
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSEU)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24927
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24927

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-1830 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Consolidated Vultee RLB3O)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N24927.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20120526010089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526010089I), May 26, 2012: Consolidated Vultee RLB3O (N24927), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft was approching clt for landing, as pilots selected 10 degrees of flaps the aircraft begin to lose hydraulic fluid. After selecting gear down, they did…
- [Incident 19960916045639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960916045639I), Sep 16, 1996: N24927, Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: when we extended the landing gear, we had an unsafe gear indication and a visual inspection confirmed the left main gear was in the up position. We…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000593](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000593), Jul 19, 2012: LINE. RUPTURED. A HYD SYSTEM FAILURE AND SUBSEQUENT INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THIS RUPTURED HYD HARD LINE ON THE EXIT SIDE OF THE SYS PRESSURE UNLOADER VALVE. FAILURE WAS APPARENT

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N24927

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N24927 before.

- [Cancelled 1941-10-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24927-1941-10-01): Piper J3F-50, S/N 3541. Owner: [Brayton Flyng Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRAYTON%20FLYNG%20SERVICE%20INC), [Robertson, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Robertson)

## Related

- Other Consolidated Vultee RLB3O aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-rlb3o/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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