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Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A

FAA model code2421208

Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A: Fixed wing multi engine, with 8 aircraft on the US register, built between 1942 and 1943.

8
On the US register
2
Engines
4
Seats
127mph
Cruise speed
Manufacturer
Consolidated Vultee
Class
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Operates from
Land and water (amphibian)
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Build years on the register
1942–1943

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Consolidated Vultee PBY-5A aircraft were built in 1943 than in any other year: 3.

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Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • MA2
  • CT1
  • FL1
  • NH1
  • OR1
  • UT1
  • WA1

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

1 NTSB record matches an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (8 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Other Consolidated Vultee models

All Consolidated Vultee models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.