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N459CF

CONSOLIDATED VULTEE PBY-5A · 1943 · Valid

N459CF is a CONSOLIDATED VULTEE PBY-5A (year 1943), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-09-06. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-09-06 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
300
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
MA

Registered owner

COLLINGS FOUNDATION INC DBA

STOW, MA

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentCOLLINGS FOUNDATION INC DBAsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N459CF in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N459CF.

Type certificate

CONSOLIDATED VULTEE PBY-5A is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the CONSOLIDATED VULTEE family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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