Taylorcraft BC-65
109 on the U.S. register. Built from 1938 to 1955; half of them date from 1940 or earlier. Ohio has the most (12). 10% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the BC-65 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor A&C65 Series (87), Lycoming 0-145B Series (5), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (4)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 78 mph
- Built of
- steel tube and fabric
- Maker on the register
- Taylorcraft
- Registered
- earliest certificate December 13, 1968; newest October 26, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 93 | 85% |
| Corporation | 6 | 6% |
| Co-owned | 5 | 5% |
| LLC | 4 | 4% |
| Partnership | 1 | 0.9% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC-65 | 109 | 1938 to 1955 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 25 with no year on file
Registration status
By status, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Valid | 108 | 99% |
| Reports overdue | 1 | 0.9% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 103 | 94% |
| None on file | 4 | 4% |
| Experimental | 2 | 2% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum | 1 |
| West Bay Flyers LLC | 1 |
| Wenatchee Valley Barnstormers LLC | 1 |
| Vand Flyve Klub | 1 |
| Tally Ho 609 LLC | 1 |
| She-Rat Aviation INC | 1 |
| Pilots for Christ Michigan | 1 |
| Lakeland Aero Club INC | 1 |
| John Chmura A&P LLC | 1 |
| Clearwater Air & Auto Museum | 1 |
| Ambrose Bryan S | 1 |
Fleet pages: Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Vand Flyve Klub · She-Rat Aviation INC · Lakeland Aero Club INC
Accident history NTSB records · 14 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
The 8 most recent of 14 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 Taylorcraft BC-65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
109 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Taylorcraft BC-65s?
Ohio, with 12.
Who owns the Taylorcraft BC-65?
10% 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 Taylorcraft BC-65s on the register built?
Between 1938 and 1955; half of them in 1940 or earlier.
How many Taylorcraft BC-65 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
14 accidents and incidents since 1982, 3 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Taylorcraft BC-65 made of?
The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. 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 Taylorcraft BC-65 the component layer
The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A-696, held by Taylorcraft 2000 LLC). The FAA has issued 9 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about landing gear. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2014, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 0.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is airframe structure. 65 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Electronics International.
FAA orders 9 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Taylorcraft BC-65
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 4 | 44% |
| Airframe structure | 1 | 11% |
| Other and general | 1 | 11% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 11% |
| Flight controls | 1 | 11% |
| Engine | 1 | 11% |
Failure reports 1 since 2014 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 14 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 47 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: baffle (8), lift strut (6), taylorcraft windshield (3), clamp (3), wing strut (2), landing gear (2), baffle crankcase (2), alternator control (2), washer (1), tailwheel spacer (1).
Approved modifications 65 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
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 BC-65 links to the rest of the register
- Taylorcraft 1,897 aircraft on the register
- Taylorcraft BC-65 109 registered
- Built of steel tube and fabric
- Continental A65 / C65 series 87 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Lycoming O-145B series 5 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental A75 / C75 series 4 of these aircraft · 75 hp
- Continental A-65-8 2 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental A-65-3 2 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
- West Bay Flyers LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Wenatchee Valley Barnstormers LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Vand Flyve Klub 1 of these aircraft
- Tally Ho 609 LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the BC-65 14 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 3 filings · 3 bill of sale
- FAA orders naming the BC-65 9 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the BC-65 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the BC-65 65 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/taylorcraft/bc-65.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 109
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N29PA | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Ambrose Bryan S Poplar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2026-10-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29624 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36019 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26548 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Vand Flyve Klub New Folden, Minnesota |
None on file | 2026-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36205 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26612 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29752 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26516 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39104 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23892 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Tally Ho 609 LLC Avon Lake, Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27451 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29574 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Delaware |
None on file | 2023-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29559 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2023-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29606 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
John Chmura A&P LLC Mount Pleasant, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27675 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22207 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43SY | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24494 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23619 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2022-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24381 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Wenatchee Valley Barnstormers LLC Wenatchee, Washington |
Standard | 2022-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26637 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2022-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24379 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2022-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24032 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23835 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2022-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27662 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26526 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27524 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2021-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26633 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26558 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2021-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22652 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22618 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21235 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26666 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
She-Rat Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34074 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8847H | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | 2020-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27460 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Pilots for Christ Michigan Fremont, Michigan |
Standard | 2020-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23825 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26636 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29502 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2018-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21229 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2018-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27432 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 2018-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27653 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2018-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24046 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2018-05-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23898 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2018-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24362 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27569 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2017-09-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27446 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36153 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2017-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27573 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29527 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
West Bay Flyers LLC Standish, Michigan |
Standard | 2017-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24341 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2017-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24433 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2017-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22616 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Lakeland Aero Club INC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2016-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24380 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2016-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27584 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2016-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N43479 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2015-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36195 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2015-11-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23884 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2015-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23876 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2014-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36196 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27619 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2014-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23679 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2014-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22668 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2014-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36425 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24392 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2013-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24081 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24422 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1938B | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-01-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24069 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27600 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2012-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24031 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2012-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22646 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2011-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23694 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2011-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N903 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2011-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29608 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2011-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24383 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-01-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21239 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2009-06-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26608 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2009-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24371 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2007-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24068 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2007-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21223 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N26512 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2004-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23638 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner | Standard | 2003-07-28 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N24393 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2002-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24035 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2002-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23688 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2001-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27671 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Clearwater Air & Auto Museum Batavia, Ohio |
Standard | 2000-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24446 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 1997-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22291 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 1995-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24465 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 1994-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2273N | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 1993-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29590 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 1992-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23812 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 1991-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27552 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 1990-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N22296 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 1990-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24439 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 1989-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29514 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1986-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45782 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1986-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21253 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1984-10-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N24463 | Taylorcraft BC-65 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 1984-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
