# N84857: 1943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-5a) (registry code 2421208, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-548](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-548) (General Dynamics Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1522
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2010
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ABA0B8
- Registered owner: [Pby Memorial Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PBY%20MEMORIAL%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Oak Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Oak%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3220° N, 122.6270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98277, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=84857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84857

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 (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 DEN85FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA131), May 9, 1985: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A (N84857), Lewistown, MT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19850509016259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509016259A), May 9, 1985: Cvac PBY5A (N84857), Lewistown, MT, Substantial damage. Mistakenly put hydraulic fluid into alcohol tank. Lost brakes because of low brake fluid, taxied into a gully.

## 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) (2)

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-5A)

- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [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 N84857

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N84857 before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84857-1970-06-29): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-3576. Owner: [Patterson W O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20W%20O), [Wayzata, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Wayzata)

## Related

- Other Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-5a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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