# N15KL: 1945 Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A, registration cancelled 1976-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a) (registry code 2421302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC AR-22](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20AR-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 64000
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1973
- Mode S code: A0C8C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Confederate Air Force Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONFEDERATE%20AIR%20FORCE%20INC)
- Location: [Harlingen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Harlingen)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2557° N, 97.6635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78550, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15KL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15KL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15KL-1976-02-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a.md

## 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 FTW76FRG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRG15), Aug 18, 1975: Convair PBY-6 (N15KL), Harlingen, TX, destroyed, 3 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 19750818040949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750818040949A), Aug 18, 1975: Cvac PBY6ABABB (N15KL), TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N15KL

- [Cancelled 2024-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15KL-2024-01-26): Little Karley Y KITFOX 4, S/N 015, built 2006. Owner: [Worman Clinton L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORMAN%20CLINTON%20L), [Volborg, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Volborg)

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