# N56381: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 21, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56381
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56381

## Aircraft that carried N56381

- [Cancelled 1989-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56381-1989-11-21): Convair BT-13A, S/N 3432. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N56381 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA007), Oct 15, 1989: Vultee BT-13 (N56381), Axis, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE AIRCRAFT INADVERTENTLY ENTERED A STALL, WHEN THE PILOT/PASSENGER HAD A HEART ATTACK. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LACK OF ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO RECOVER FROM THE STALL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56381 (1)

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.

- [Accident 19891015040229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040229A), Oct 15, 1989: Cvac BT13 (N56381), Axis, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and spun in performing lazy 8'S at low altitude. Indicates pilot had heart seizure contributing to crash.

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