# N49646: 1945 Convair BT-13A, registration cancelled 2006-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Convair BT-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-13a) (registry code 2420204)
- 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: 6685
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 3, 1997
- Last registry action: January 17, 2006
- Mode S code: A62965
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Lawrence R Jr Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LAWRENCE%20R%20JR%20TRUSTEE), [Smith Elenor C Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ELENOR%20C%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Collinsville, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Collinsville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8659° N, 72.9275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06022, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49646
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49646
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49646-2006-02-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Convair BT-13A: https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-bt-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 IAD05LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA114), Aug 3, 2005: Convair BT-13A (N49646), Lyme, NH, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management which resulted in an incorrect fuel selector position, fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to…

## 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 20050803017919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803017919A), Aug 3, 2005: Cvac BT13A (N49646), Lyme, NH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On August 3, 2005, the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed a grass strip in Lyme, ME. Immediately after takeoff, the aircraft crashed into a corn…

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