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I was doing some research tonight on BT-13's on the FAA site and noticed that MANY of the BT-13's FAA Registration Certifications have been revoked.

Is there a reason - or at least a posting out there that makes them unfit to fly?

Here is an example of what I found.

FAA Registry
N-Number Inquiry Results


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N70017 is Assigned


Assigned/Registered Aircraft

Aircraft Description

Serial Number 7266 Type Registration Individual
Manufacturer Name CONSOLIDATED VULTEE Certificate Issue Date None
Model BT-13 Status Revoked
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code 52253451
MFR Year None Fractional Owner NO


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Registered Owner

Name GLEEMAN MICHAEL M
Street 1165 N LEXINGTON
City ST PAUL State MINNESOTA Zip Code 55100
County RAMSEY
Country UNITED STATES


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Airworthiness



Engine Manufacturer P&W Classification None
Engine Model R-985 SERIES
A/W Date None

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Other Owner Names


None

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Temporary Certificate

None

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Fuel Modifications

None

There could be a few reasons for this. One is that the owner didn't complete and return a mandated tri-ennial report to Oklahoma City. The FAA has started enforcing the regs on aircraft registrations. This is done in response to TSA inquiries to the FAA.

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If God had wanted man to fly behind a flat motor, Pratt Whitney would've built one.

I was involved with trying to get some warbirds to a California airshow several years ago, and encountered the situation of revoked certificates. (The pilot/owner was unaware of it, and flew his 51 just the same!). As skymstr02 says, when the FAA gets an undelivered report in return they file it with a note for the next three years. If no new address has been noted they send another to the last known address. When it (naturally) also returns the registration gets revoked. Back around 1990 when I dealt with this you could still annual the plane and keep flying as nothing had happened. Today this might be more strict!

T J

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Make my day, punk!

It may have failed it's saftey checks? Or something like that, I'm not sure what sort of checks vintage aircraft have to do

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Chris Globe
UK
http://www.picasaweb.google.com/Chris.M.Globe

So the FAA relies on the US post office to find us and if not revokes our registration so they can tell homeland security that particular aircraft cannot be a threat. I feel safer just thinking about it.

Well, you are supposed to keep the FAA up to date with your mailing address, this goes for your airman certificate as well as airworthiness certificate.

Do you change the address on your drivers licence? Auto registration?

No difference.

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If God had wanted man to fly behind a flat motor, Pratt Whitney would've built one.

You are required by law to notify the FAA of change in address within thirty days for your pilot's certificate. There is a simliar law for the address of the owner of an airplane, although I am not sure of the exact number of days. These laws have been in place for years, well before 9/11. They are being taken more seriously now, however.

There was a an informative article in AOPA magazine a month or so ago about how seriously the FAA is taking enforcement actions against aircraft owners and pilots who don't have their registration paperwork in order. Interesting read, and I am sure a wake-up call to a number of folks.