Aircraft record

N848571943 Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1985)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Oct 31, 2027
Based in: Oak Harbor, WA; owner city / state
Engine: UNKNOWN ENG; Ama/Expr
Owners: 1; since 2010
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1985
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Pby Memorial Foundation
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Oak Harbor, WA
Certificate issued: Jun 15, 2010
Expires: Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness: Experimental · To show compliance with FAR
Airworthiness date: Apr 13, 1982

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Consolidated Vultee
Model: PBY-5A
Year: 1943
Serial number: 1522
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Amphibian
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 4
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: 20,000 and over lb
Mode S code: ABA0B8

Engine

Make and model: Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type: Reciprocating

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2010 – nowPby Memorial FoundationOak Harbor, WA · current
1958 – 1970Individual ownerWayzata, MN · different airframe: Aeronca 7ac S/N 7ac-3576

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 9, 1985 · Lewistown, MT

DURING TAXI TO TAKEOFF THE BRAKES FAILED. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO GROUNDLOOP THE ACFT. THE ACFT ROLLED DOWN HILL AND COLLIDED WITH A GULLY. THE PLT WAS FATALLY INJURED. DURING PREFLIGHT THE CO-PLT INADVERTENTLY ADDED HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE ALCOHOL TANK. THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAVITATED. THE PLT FAILED TO USE THE HYDRAULIC EMERGENCY HAND PUMP OR THE A.C. ELECTRIC PUMP.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: Fatal
Report: DEN85FA131

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN85FA131)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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