Boeing PT-13
32 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1936 to 1946; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. California has the most (4). 47% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the PT-13 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming R680 (9), Cont Motor W670 Series (9), P&W R-985 Series (5)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 93 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it.
- Maker on the register
- Boeing
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 1, 1974; newest February 20, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 14 | 44% |
| LLC | 7 | 22% |
| Corporation | 7 | 22% |
| Co-owned | 3 | 9% |
| Partnership | 1 | 3% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 30 | 94% |
| Experimental | 2 | 6% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Yellow Bird Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Valiair Lc Trustee | 1 |
| Suraair Holdings INC | 1 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 1 |
| Schwan'S Consumer Brands INC | 1 |
| Pj Aviation Holding LLC Trustee | 1 |
| Parker Omalley Aeroplane CO | 1 |
| Newman Brian A | 1 |
| Indy Air Sales LLC | 1 |
| Herzog Contracting CORP | 1 |
| Gordon Bowman-Jones LLC | 1 |
| December 1944 LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Valiair Lc Trustee · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Pj Aviation Holding LLC Trustee · Indy Air Sales LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 5 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 5 most recent of 5 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Boeing PT-13 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
32 as of October 23, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Boeing PT-13s?
California, with 4.
Who owns the Boeing PT-13?
47% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Boeing PT-13s on the register built?
Between 1936 and 1946; half of them in 1943 or earlier.
How many Boeing PT-13 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
5 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Boeing PT-13 made of?
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Boeing PT-13 the component layer
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 2005, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.1 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine.
Failure reports 2 since 2005 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 |
| 23 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 1 | 50% |
| Airframe structure | 1 | 50% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 114 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: fuel line (7), fabric strip (7), cable tab (6), cable rudder (6), servo tab (5), clamp (5), stub rib (4), cable tail (4), washer (2), top skin (2).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the PT-13 links to the rest of the register
- Boeing 6,672 aircraft on the register
- Boeing PT-13D 24 registered
- Boeing PT-13B 5 registered
- Boeing PT-13 3 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · The Stearman: welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric over all of it.
- Lycoming R680 9 of these aircraft · 215 hp
- Continental W670 series 9 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 5 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Lycoming R680E series 3 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Pratt & Whitney R1340 series 1 of these aircraft · 600 hp
- California 4 of these aircraft
- Texas 3 of these aircraft
- Wyoming 2 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 2 of these aircraft
- Nevada 2 of these aircraft
- Yellow Bird Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Valiair Lc Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Suraair Holdings INC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Schwan'S Consumer Brands INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the PT-13 5 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the PT-13 2 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/boeing/pt-13.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 32
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N450D | Boeing PT-13D |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N898MD | Boeing PT-13 |
Brent Air LLC Senoia, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556MS | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N557EH | Boeing PT-13D |
Valiair Lc Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4991T | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4413D | Boeing PT-13D |
December 1944 LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75009 | Boeing PT-13B |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N75001 | Boeing PT-13 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5808V | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311ZA | Boeing PT-13 |
Suraair Holdings INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46590 | Boeing PT-13B |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2022-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3980H | Boeing PT-13B |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-02-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N496LF | Boeing PT-13D |
Newman Brian A Caldwell, Idaho |
Standard | 2021-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68830 | Boeing PT-13D |
Gordon Bowman-Jones LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2021-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68831 | Boeing PT-13D |
3G Classic Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58390 | Boeing PT-13B |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68835 | Boeing PT-13D |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2020-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N808RB | Boeing PT-13D |
Schwan'S Consumer Brands INC Marshall, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N261PD | Boeing PT-13D |
Yellow Bird Aviation LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2019-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744S | Boeing PT-13D |
Pj Aviation Holding LLC Trustee Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4284L | Boeing PT-13D |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1702B | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68977 | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2016-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68824 | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2268Z | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68987 | Boeing PT-13D |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2011-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3992B | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2003-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55520 | Boeing PT-13D |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2002-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68978 | Boeing PT-13D |
Parker Omalley Aeroplane CO Chatham, New York |
Standard | 1991-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N121R | Boeing PT-13D |
Herzog Contracting CORP St Joseph, Missouri |
Experimental | 1991-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N56214 | Boeing PT-13B |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1974-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N68974 | Boeing PT-13D |
Indy Air Sales LLC Anderson, Indiana |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |