# N40018: 1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-13, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee BT-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13) (registry code 2420222)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-571](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-571) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10547
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1994
- Last registry action: August 3, 2009
- Mode S code: A4AF3D
- Owner when cancelled: [Claire Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAIRE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9466° N, 75.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19106, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40018-2015-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 BT-13: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19941226046459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226046459I), Dec 26, 1994: Cvac BT13 (N40018), Jobstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Ground looped to left on takeoff due to p factor and torque not compensated.
- [Incident 19940620029339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940620029339I), Jun 20, 1994: Cvac BT13A (N40018), Mount Holly, NJ. Surging and power loss. Landed in open field. Found clogged carburetor fuel screen.

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