# N101CS: Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A, registration cancelled 1981-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-5a) (registry code 2421208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-548](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-548) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 64071
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1974
- Last registry action: June 18, 1981
- Mode S code: A008AE
- Owners when cancelled: [American Equipment Funding Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EQUIPMENT%20FUNDING%20CORP), [Navajo Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVAJO%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101CS-1981-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-5a.md

## 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 19790728026399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728026399A), Jul 28, 1979: Cvac PBY5A (N101CS), Lisbon, PO, Destroyed. Landed on river. Airplane decelerated rapidly, flipped over and sank. Suspect nose gear doors open.

## Other aircraft with N101CS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101CS): Cessna J182T, S/N J182T00001, built 2013

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