# N4659V: 1947 Consolidated Vultee L-13, registration cancelled 2006-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form undeliverable
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee L-13](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-l-13) (registry code 2420702)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Serial number: 47-399
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 2, 1983
- Last registry action: June 6, 2006
- Mode S code: A5AFD5
- Owners when cancelled: [Knopp Steven L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOPP%20STEVEN%20L), [Knopp Norma J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOPP%20NORMA%20J)
- Location: [Douglas, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Douglas)
- Physical address: [Juneau, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Juneau)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 58.2656° N, 134.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99824, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4659V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4659V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4659V-2006-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 L-13: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-l-13.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA79DYE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE19), Apr 21, 1979: Convair L-13 (N4659V), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP02), Oct 11, 1977: Cons-Vultee L-13 (N4659V), Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19790421013549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421013549A), Apr 21, 1979: Cvac L13A (N4659V), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Made wheel landing, corrected heading by use of brakes, flipped over inverted.
- [Accident 19771011031479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011031479A), Oct 11, 1977: Cvac L13BRANCHFLW (N4659V), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Pwr loss after switching to both tank psn. Evidence of rotation at impact. Rocky terrain.

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