# N55897: Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, registration cancelled 1958-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1958
- 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: 1872
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 14, 1947
- Mode S code: A720D6
- Owner when cancelled: [Best Walter E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEST%20WALTER%20E)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55897-1958-05-13

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 BT-13A: https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-bt-13a.md

## Other aircraft with N55897

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55897): North American T-6G, S/N 49-3144A, built 1949

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