Models · Taylorcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 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). 9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

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
Maker on the register: Taylorcraft
Registered: earliest certificate December 15, 1958; newest August 12, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas8Michigan8Alaska8Washington7Oklahoma7California7Wisconsin6Ohio6Minnesota6Pennsylvania5New York5North Carolina5

Who owns them registrant type

Individual108 (81%)Co-owned14 (10%)Corporation7 (5%)Partnership4 (3%)LLC1 (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

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

Registration status

Valid130 (97%)Sale reported2 (1%)Pending2 (1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard127 (95%)None on file6 (4%)Experimental1 (0.7%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Wright Attitudes INC1Werbelow Brothers Partnership1Walker Andrew J1Round Engine Aero1Mountain Top Aviation INC1Mitchell Trans1Lakeland Areo Club INC1Gerber D M JR1Elder Matthew L1Direct Fly USA LLC1Athol Orange Aero Club INC1Aspire 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. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Taylorcraft BL-65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

134 as of October 2, 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?

9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

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	Valid
N27440	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-05-15	Valid
N29683	Taylorcraft BL-65	Mountain Top Aviation INC Ebensburg, Pennsylvania	Standard	2025-01-14	Valid
N23696	Taylorcraft BL-65	Aspire Aviation Knoxville, Iowa	Standard	2024-11-01	Valid
N24367	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-09-17	Valid
N24073	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-07-13	Valid
N24086	Taylorcraft BL-65	Elder Matthew L Quinter, Kansas	Standard	2024-07-08	Valid
N29684	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-04-12	Valid
N36090	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-10-09	Valid
N27489	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N24386	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-09-26	Valid
N29575	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-09-20	Valid
N27684	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2023-09-06	Valid
N27461	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-08-20	Valid
N27580	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-06-23	Valid
N24406	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-06-05	Valid
N27649	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-04-16	Valid
N26531	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-03-09	Valid
N22630	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-03-06	Valid
N26594	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	2023-02-07	Valid
N24479	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner California	None on file	2022-12-22	Valid
N29544	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-05-28	Valid
N36189	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-01-15	Valid
N29508	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-01-03	Valid
N1935	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-10-28	Valid
N22287	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-07-07	Valid
N27536	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner California	Experimental	2021-06-19	Valid
N29815	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-06-17	Valid
N23853	Taylorcraft BL-65	Round Engine Aero Nashville, Michigan	Standard	2021-05-03	Valid
N27517	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2020-08-15	Valid
N27487	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N275NB	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-07-09	Valid
N27488	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-07-08	Valid
N29847	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N26683	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-10-24	Valid
N36020	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-10-10	Valid
N23869	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2019-09-11	Valid
N27492	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2019-06-25	Valid
N7093D	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oklahoma	None on file	2019-05-16	Valid
N24369	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-03-15	Valid
N27473	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2019-02-25	Valid
N24408	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N24323	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-06-28	Valid
N29553	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-06-06	Valid
N26576	Taylorcraft BL-65	Werbelow Brothers Partnership Greybull, Wyoming	Standard	2018-02-14	Valid
N27468	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2017-12-04	Valid
N29809	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2017-09-06	Valid
N29506	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2017-08-23	Valid
N27414	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-04-18	Valid
N33997	Taylorcraft BL-65	Mitchell Trans Timnath, Colorado	Standard	2017-04-13	Valid
N1939T	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-04-05	Valid
N33931	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N22661	Taylorcraft BL-65	Lakeland Areo Club INC Lakeland, Florida	Standard	2017-02-02	Valid
N22619	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-01-03	Valid
N32102	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2016-11-23	Valid
N26653	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-11-08	Valid
N26528	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2016-08-11	Valid
N23817	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2016-01-19	Valid
N29642	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2015-12-08	Valid
N20442	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2015-09-25	Valid
N23670	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-07-15	Valid
N22625	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-06-26	Valid
N24300	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-11-07	Valid
N23601	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-10-01	Valid
N21293	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-07-28	Valid
N26543	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-07-22	Valid
N27571	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2014-02-12	Valid
N23671	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2013-05-20	Valid
N33927	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2013-02-22	Valid
N29759	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-11-07	Valid
N22257	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N22623	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-01-24	Valid
N36102	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-01-10	Valid
N428	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-10-05	Valid
N26551	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-10	Valid
N24466	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-23	Valid
N29819	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N23833	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-04-15	Valid
N23604	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-02-25	Valid
N27638	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-04-08	Valid
N34023	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2010-01-04	Valid
N27639	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2008-11-18	Valid
N26680	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner New York	Standard	2008-10-06	Valid
N29682	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2008-03-11	Valid
N34002	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner North Carolina	None on file	2006-06-26	Valid
N24407	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2005-03-10	Valid
N29670	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2004-06-02	Valid
N27698	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2003-12-17	Valid
N23603	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2003-11-13	Valid
N24347	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2003-05-15	Valid
N21255	Taylorcraft BL-65	Wright Attitudes INC Taft, Tennessee	Standard	2003-04-30	Valid
N26677	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-09-26	Valid
N24396	Taylorcraft BL-65	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-09-04	Valid
N27499	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2002-03-01	Valid
N27652	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-02-13	Valid
N36218	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2001-06-16	Valid
N36147	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2000-10-20	Valid
N27632	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-03-28	Valid
N24487	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1999-06-14	Valid
N27433	Taylorcraft BL-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-01-14	Valid