# N66791: 1942 Convair BT-13A, registration cancelled 2002-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2002
- 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: 3336
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 1960
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1991
- Last registry action: September 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A8D1E7
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MU)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66791
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66791
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66791-2002-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 FTW01FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA117), May 14, 2001: Convair BT-13A (N66791), Odessa, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum required airspeed for flight, which resulted in a loss of control while performing a go-around. A contributing factor to the accident was the gusty…
- [NTSB FTW80DPA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPA17), Sep 7, 1980: Cnsd Vultee BT-13 (N66791), Waco, TX, 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 20010514010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010514010969A), May 14, 2001: Cvac BT13A (N66791), Odessa, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23)Flight instructor was scheduled to provide transition training in a BT-13 to another confederate air force (caf) pilot member. They were observed orbiting…
- [Accident 19800907039999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800907039999A), Sep 7, 1980: Cvac BT13A (N66791), Waco, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during roll-out when brake failed.

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