# N5551N: 1943 Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, registration cancelled 1951-11-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 23, 1951
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Consolidated Vultee BT-13A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a) (registry code 2420224)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-2-571](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-2-571) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10472
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1947
- Mode S code: A71486
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmidtke Eldor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDTKE%20ELDOR)
- Location: [Merrill, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Merrill)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5551N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5551N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551N-1951-11-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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-13A: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a.md

## Other aircraft with N5551N

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551N-2013-04-02): Townsend Bruce A TERATORN TIERRA II, S/N T5732BAT, built 1986. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Folson, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Folson)
- [Cancelled 1982-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551N-1982-11-05): Cessna 182R, S/N 18267785. Exported to Finland. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem

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