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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N596BH

N596BH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taylorcraft DCO-65 built in 1943. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Taylorcraft DCO-65 cancelled June 18, 2013

Serial number
L-5963
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1943
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 20, 1993
Last FAA action
June 21, 1996
Last owner
Alamo Liaison Group (Corporation)
San Antonio, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N596BH

FTW94FA102Accident on March 19, 1994 at San Antonio, TX: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Taylorcraft DCO-65 · serial L-5963

THE FAILURE OF THE TAYLORCRAFT PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE DURING FORMATION FLIGHT. A FACTOR WAS THE OTHER PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION REGARDING INFLIGHT FORMATION PROCEDURES.

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