# N7179Y: 1945 Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a) (registry code 2421302, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC AR-22](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20AR-22) (The Babb Co. Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 225
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1991
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1994
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A999B8
- Registered owner: [American Airpwr Heritage Fly Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPWR%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSEUM)
- 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=7179Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7179Y

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 PBY-6A)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force)

- [SAIB ANM-99-31](https://openairdocs.org/saib/ANM-99-31): . Issued Jul 12, 1999

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7179Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7179Y.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A)

- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N7179Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7179Y before.

- [Cancelled 1964-12-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7179Y-1964-12-03): Piper PA-30, S/N 30-199. Owner: [Eureka Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EUREKA%20AVIATION), [Eureka, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Eureka)

## Related

- Other Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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