Taylorcraft DC-65
49 on the U.S. register. Built from 1941 to 1953; half of them date from 1942 or earlier. Texas has the most (6). 12% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the DC-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 (43), Cont Motor A-65-8 (1), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (1)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 82 mph
- Built of
- steel tube and fabric
- Maker on the register
- Taylorcraft
- Registered
- earliest certificate October 22, 1987; newest August 24, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 38 | 78% |
| Co-owned | 5 | 10% |
| LLC | 4 | 8% |
| Partnership | 1 | 2% |
| Corporation | 1 | 2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC-65 | 49 | 1941 to 1953 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 14 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 41 | 84% |
| None on file | 8 | 16% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Sale Reported1Saginaw Valley Air Museum1No Name Aviation LLC1Meadow Hoppers LLC1Marsh Flying Services LLC1Jstream Lc1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sale Reported | 1 |
| Saginaw Valley Air Museum | 1 |
| No Name Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Meadow Hoppers LLC | 1 |
| Marsh Flying Services LLC | 1 |
| Jstream Lc | 1 |
Fleet pages: Sale Reported · No Name Aviation LLC · Jstream Lc
Accident history NTSB records · 9 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
2006-06-17NYC06CA148 · DC-65 N50VS · accident near Parma, NY · serious injuries
2004-08-07SEA04LA156 · DC-65 N61021 · accident near Wamic, OR · serious injuries
2004-06-04ATL04CA125 · DC-65 N39190 · accident near Savannah, TN · serious injuries
2000-03-25CHI00LA097 · DC-65 N67754 · accident near Joplin, MO · serious injuries
1996-03-23LAX96LA142 · DC-65 N36354 · accident near Fremont, CA · minor injuries
1990-12-09FTW91LA022 · DC-65 N61080 · accident near Boerne, TX · no injuries
1990-08-12LAX90LA285 · DC-65 N67755 · accident near Morgan Hill, CA · minor injuries
1987-11-03MIA88FA025 · DC-65 N53736 · accident near Davie, FL · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 9 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 DC-65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
49 as of October 28, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Taylorcraft DC-65s?
Texas, with 6.
Who owns the Taylorcraft DC-65?
12% 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 DC-65s on the register built?
Between 1941 and 1953; half of them in 1942 or earlier.
How many Taylorcraft DC-65 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
9 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Taylorcraft DC-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 DC-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-746, held by Hangar D LLC). The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 1996, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 2.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is propeller. 44 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Electronics International.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
1996-06-0796-09-06 · Air Filter Assemblies · airframe structure
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Failure reports 1 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
By system
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
1996-03-23Blade: tip departed · propeller
Approved replacement parts 9 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:
Great Lakes Aero Products 3Swift Fuels, LLC 2Safe Air Repair INC 1Petersen Aviation INC 1Air Plains Services CORP 1Aero Fabricators INC 1
Most often: taylorcraft windshield (3), operation of (1), master drawing (1), listed on (1), leaded and (1), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (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:
Electronics International 7M-20 Oil Separators LLC 3Electronics International INC. 3Steve'S Aircraft 2Ceconite, INC 2Airwolf Filter Corporation 2Visual Instruments LLC 1Swift Fuels LLC 1
Latest
2026-07-14SA04652CH · To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification
2026-06-09SA00079NY · Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine...
2025-05-27SA00081NY · Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies, Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector.
2022-05-19SA04776NY (1 OF 2) · The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained
2021-09-13SA4503NM (PAGE 2) · Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering
Certificates and bulletins
A-746Type certificate held by Hangar D LLC · 4 models listed · revised February 18, 2026
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 DC-65 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Taylorcraft 1,897 aircraft on the register
- Taylorcraft DC-65 49 registered
- Built of steel tube and fabric
Engines
- Continental A65 / C65 series 43 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental A-65-8 1 of these aircraft · 65 hp
- Continental A75 / C75 series 1 of these aircraft · 75 hp
Where they are
- Texas 6 of these aircraft
- California 6 of these aircraft
- Oklahoma 4 of these aircraft
- Ohio 3 of these aircraft
- Florida 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Sale Reported 1 of these aircraft
- Saginaw Valley Air Museum 1 of these aircraft
- No Name Aviation LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Meadow Hoppers LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Marsh Flying Services LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the DC-65 9 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA filings this year on these aircraft 3 filings · 3 bill of sale
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the DC-65 1 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the DC-65 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the DC-65 44 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/taylorcraft/dc-65.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 49
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N61080 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50931 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2025-07-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54694 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48847 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Jstream Lc Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7878C | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36492 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N27W | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79183 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Marsh Flying Services LLC El Dorado, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67754 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2023-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36256 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36399 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36263 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36418 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2021-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36410 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-01-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46270 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
No Name Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36370 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2020-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36419 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N79247 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39191 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2019-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61070 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Meadow Hoppers LLC Monument, Colorado |
Standard | 2018-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67654 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47046 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57450 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4838V | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36386 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2013-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61021 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N61623 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3126J | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48264 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 2011-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48102 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Saginaw Valley Air Museum Saginaw, Michigan |
Standard | 2011-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57570 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2010-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36354 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66620 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39291 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2006-07-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55348 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2005-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67755 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2003-02-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66713 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2001-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36407 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1996-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54981 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1992-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36356 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 1990-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36253 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1988-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36376 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Utah |
Standard | 1987-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N39190 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes | |
| N48851 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Utah |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes | |
| N48907 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Arizona |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes | |
| N48909 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes | |
| N48998 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 22: Revoked, canceled. All codes | |
| N58904 | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Sale Reported Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 7. All codes | |
| N6TG | Taylorcraft DC-65 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | Sale reportedFAA registration status code 17: Sale reported, pending cancellation. All codes |