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
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 109 | 81% |
| Co-owned | 14 | 10% |
| Corporation | 6 | 4% |
| Partnership | 4 | 3% |
| LLC | 1 | 0.7% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL-65 | 134 | 1938 to 1955 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 32 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 127 | 95% |
| None on file | 6 | 4% |
| Experimental | 1 | 0.7% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Wright Attitudes INC | 1 |
| Werbelow Brothers Partnership | 1 |
| Walker Andrew J | 1 |
| Round Engine Aero | 1 |
| Mitchell Trans | 1 |
| Lakeland Areo Club INC | 1 |
| Gerber D M JR | 1 |
| Elder Matthew L | 1 |
| Direct Fly USA LLC | 1 |
| Athol Orange Aero Club INC | 1 |
| Aspire Aviation | 1 |
Fleet pages: Round Engine Aero
Accident history NTSB records · 20 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
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
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 3 | 60% |
| Flight controls | 1 | 20% |
| Engine | 1 | 20% |
Failure reports 1 since 1997 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 97 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Valve Seat | 1 |
Latest reports
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
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 BL-65 links to the rest of the register
- Taylorcraft 1,897 aircraft on the register
- Taylorcraft BL-65 134 registered
- Built of steel tube and fabric
- Lycoming O-145B series 100 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental A65 / C65 series 16 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Lycoming O-145A series 4 of these aircraft · 55 hp
- Continental C85 series 3 of these aircraft · 85 hp
- Lycoming O-145-B2 1 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Texas 8 of these aircraft
- Michigan 8 of these aircraft
- Alaska 8 of these aircraft
- Washington 7 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 7 of these aircraft
- Wright Attitudes INC 1 of these aircraft
- Werbelow Brothers Partnership 1 of these aircraft
- Walker Andrew J 1 of these aircraft
- Round Engine Aero 1 of these aircraft
- Mitchell Trans 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the BL-65 20 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- FAA orders naming the BL-65 5 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the BL-65 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the BL-65 44 supplemental type certificates
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 model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
