# N550C: 1942 Consolidated Vultee BT-15, registration cancelled 2013-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee BT-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-15) (registry code 2420312)
- Engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-571](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-571) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10798
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1958
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1996
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A6FF9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Bayne Thomas E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAYNE%20THOMAS%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Waldorf, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Waldorf)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6225° N, 76.8555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20601, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N550C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=550C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550C-2013-04-19

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 BT-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-15.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 IAD98FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA086), Aug 2, 1998: Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A (N550C), Stevensville, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain aircraft control while buzzing a building.

## 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 19980802037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980802037619A), Aug 2, 1998: Cvac BT15 (N550C), Stevensville, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. A witness reported the pilot told an employee at a restaurant near the scene of the accident that he would make a low pass and dip his wings. Other witnesses…

## Other aircraft with N550C

- [Cancelled 1952-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550C-1952-10-21): Stinson 108-3, S/N 108-3550. Owner: [Consolidated Aerial Surveys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONSOLIDATED%20AERIAL%20SURVEYS%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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