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Models · Taylorcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 28, 2026

Taylorcraft BL-65

134 on the U.S. register. Built from 1938 to 1955; half of them date from 1940 or earlier. Texas has the most (8). 8% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the BL-65 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Lycoming 0-145B Series (100), Cont Motor A&C65 Series (16), Lycoming 0-145A Series (4)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 78 mph
Built of
steel tube and fabric
Maker on the register
Taylorcraft
Registered
earliest certificate December 15, 1958; newest August 12, 2026

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
BL-651341938 to 1955100.0%

When they were built by decade · 32 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
193026
194074
19502

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20102
20116
20124
20132
20145
20154
20164
20179
20183
20198
20205
20215
20224
202312
20245
20262

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard12795%
None on file64%
Experimental10.7%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Wright Attitudes INC1Werbelow Brothers Partnership1Walker Andrew J1Round Engine Aero1Mitchell Trans1Lakeland Areo Club INC1Gerber D M JR1Elder Matthew L1Direct Fly USA LLC1Athol Orange Aero Club INC1Aspire Aviation1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Wright Attitudes INC1
Werbelow Brothers Partnership1
Walker Andrew J1
Round Engine Aero1
Mitchell Trans1
Lakeland Areo Club INC1
Gerber D M JR1
Elder Matthew L1
Direct Fly USA LLC1
Athol Orange Aero Club INC1
Aspire Aviation1

Fleet pages: Round Engine Aero

Accident history NTSB records · 20 cases since 1982, 3 fatal

2026-09-11ANC26LA104 · BL-65 N22619 · accident near Ninilchik, AK · no injuries
2023-01-14ANC23LA013 · BL-65 N29886 · accident near Wasilla, AK · no injuries
2022-04-09WPR22FA148 · BL-65 N24345 · accident near Counselor, NM · 1 killed
2021-11-24WPR22LA049 · BL-65 N29508 · accident near New Cuyama, CA · minor injuries
2011-10-08CEN12LA012 · BL-65 N27492 · accident near Easton, MO · minor injuries
2011-07-28ERA11FA426 · BL-65 N24369 · accident near Winterville, NC · 1 killed
2008-10-24WPR09LA024 · BL-65 N27639 · accident near Glendale, AZ · no injuries
1998-07-14NYC98LA143 · BL-65 N27616 · accident near Bedford, PA · minor injuries

The 8 most recent of 20 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 BL-65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

134 as of October 28, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Taylorcraft BL-65s?

Texas, with 8.

Who owns the Taylorcraft BL-65?

8% 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 BL-65s on the register built?

Between 1938 and 1955; half of them in 1940 or earlier.

How many Taylorcraft BL-65 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

20 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 BL-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 BL-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-700, held by Taylorcraft INC.). The FAA has issued 5 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 1997, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 0.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 44 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Electronics International.

FAA orders 5 airworthiness directives · newest first

2008-06-062008-09-18 · Wing strut attach fittings · landing gear
2008-03-282008-04-09 · Left and right wing front and aft lift struts · landing gear
47-16-03 · Wing Strut Fittings · landing gear
50-41-01 · Elevator Horn Bolt · flight controls
51-09-03 · Fuel Shutoff Valve Clip · engine

By system

Orders by system, as a table
ordersshare
Landing gear360%
Flight controls120%
Engine120%

Failure reports 1 since 1997 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00011197
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
971

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Engine1100%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Valve Seat1

Latest reports

1997-07-28Valve Seat: failed · engine

Approved replacement parts 24 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: lift strut (6), taylorcraft windshield (3), clamp (3), wing strut (2), landing gear (2), washer (1), listed on (1), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1), fabric system (1).

Approved modifications 44 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

2026-08-18SA01800SE (PG 4) · Fabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.
2026-08-18SA01861SE (PAGE 5) · Fabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
2026-07-14SA04652CH · To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification
2024-08-21SA01757WI · To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel
2022-09-01SA01967WI (3 OF3) · Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas

Certificates and bulletins

A-700Type certificate held by Taylorcraft INC. · 6 models listed · revised November 1, 1969

Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders

2010-12-03CE-11-05 · Main Landing Gear

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 BL-65 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/taylorcraft/bl-65.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 134

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N27504 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2026-08-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27440 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2026-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23696 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Aspire Aviation
Knoxville, Iowa
Standard 2024-11-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24367 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2024-09-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24073 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2024-07-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24086 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Elder Matthew L
Quinter, Kansas
Standard 2024-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29684 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2024-04-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36090 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Virginia
Standard 2023-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27489 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2023-10-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24386 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2023-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29575 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2023-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27684 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27461 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27580 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24406 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-06-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27649 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2023-04-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26531 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2023-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22630 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2023-03-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26594 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alaska
None on file 2023-02-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24479 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
California
None on file 2022-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29544 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-05-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36189 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2022-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29508 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1935 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-10-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22287 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27536 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
California
Experimental 2021-06-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29815 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-06-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23853 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Round Engine Aero
Nashville, Michigan
Standard 2021-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27517 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2020-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27487 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2020-08-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N275NB Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2020-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27488 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2020-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29847 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2020-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26683 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36020 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2019-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23869 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2019-09-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27492 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2019-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7093D Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oklahoma
None on file 2019-05-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24369 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2019-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27473 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2019-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24408 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2019-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24323 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2018-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29553 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2018-06-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26576 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Werbelow Brothers Partnership
Greybull, Wyoming
Standard 2018-02-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27468 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2017-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29809 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2017-09-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29506 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2017-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27414 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2017-04-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33997 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Mitchell Trans
Timnath, Colorado
Standard 2017-04-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1939T Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2017-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33931 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2017-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22661 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Lakeland Areo Club INC
Lakeland, Florida
Standard 2017-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22619 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2017-01-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32102 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2016-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26653 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2016-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26528 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2016-08-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23817 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2016-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29642 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2015-12-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20442 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2015-09-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23670 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2015-07-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22625 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2015-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24300 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2014-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23601 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21293 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2014-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26543 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
California
Standard 2014-07-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27571 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2014-02-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23671 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Missouri
Standard 2013-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33927 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2013-02-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29759 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2012-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22257 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
South Dakota
Standard 2012-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22623 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2012-01-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36102 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2012-01-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N428 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2011-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26551 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24466 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2011-06-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29819 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2011-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23833 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2011-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23604 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2011-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27638 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
California
Standard 2010-04-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34023 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2010-01-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27639 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2008-11-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26680 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2008-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29682 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2008-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N34002 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
North Carolina
None on file 2006-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24407 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2005-03-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29670 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2004-06-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27698 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Tennessee
Standard 2003-12-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N23603 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2003-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24347 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2003-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N21255 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Wright Attitudes INC
Taft, Tennessee
Standard 2003-04-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N26677 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24396 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Co-owned owner
Minnesota
Standard 2002-09-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27499 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2002-03-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27652 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2002-02-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36218 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2001-06-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N36147 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2000-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27632 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2000-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N24487 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 1999-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N27433 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1999-01-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N22249 Taylorcraft
BL-65
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1997-10-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes