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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N24491

N24491 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taylorcraft BL-65 built in 1940. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Taylorcraft BL-65 cancelled September 6, 2012

Serial number
1831
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1940
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 23, 1984
Last FAA action
April 18, 1987
Last owner
Hewitt Robert L (Individual)
Kansas City, MO
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N24491

MKC86FA103Accident on May 11, 1986 at Independence, MO: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Taylorcraft BL-65 · serial 1831

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site