# N2531B: 1953 Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee/Hops L-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a) (registry code 2420704)
- Engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-202](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 47348
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1965
- Last registry action: July 29, 1999
- Mode S code: A26520
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeroists Intl Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROISTS%20INTL%20INC)
- Location: [Hialeah, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Hialeah)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8661° N, 80.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33012, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2531B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2531B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2531B-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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/Hops L-13A: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-hops-l-13a.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 MIA66F0162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0162), Aug 17, 1965: Convair L-13A (N2531B), Ayden, NC, substantial damage

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