Taylorcraft DCO-65
195 on the U.S. register. Built from 1942 to 1979; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. Texas has the most (24). 15% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the DCO-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 (163), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (4), Cont Motor C85 Series (2)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 82 mph
- Built of
- steel tube and fabric
- Maker on the register
- Taylorcraft
- Registered
- earliest certificate December 12, 1967; newest October 14, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 136 | 70% |
| Co-owned | 29 | 15% |
| Corporation | 14 | 7% |
| LLC | 12 | 6% |
| Partnership | 4 | 2% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCO-65 | 195 | 1942 to 1979 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 53 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 173 | 89% |
| None on file | 16 | 8% |
| Experimental | 6 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Carpen Cos LLC | 2 |
| Alamo Liaison Group DBA | 2 |
| Vintage Aircraft Sales LLC | 1 |
| Texas Air Museum | 1 |
| South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Soc INC | 1 |
| Simply Living LLC | 1 |
| Scott Homer R JR | 1 |
| Pvb36 Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Propit INC | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises INC | 1 |
| Ozarks Auto Show INC | 1 |
| Old Aeroplane CO LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Vintage Aircraft Sales LLC · Texas Air Museum · Simply Living LLC · Ozarks Auto Show INC · Old Aeroplane CO LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 22 cases since 1982, 3 fatal
The 8 most recent of 22 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 DCO-65 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
195 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Taylorcraft DCO-65s?
Texas, with 24.
Who owns the Taylorcraft DCO-65?
15% 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 DCO-65s on the register built?
Between 1942 and 1979; half of them in 1943 or earlier.
How many Taylorcraft DCO-65 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
22 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 DCO-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 DCO-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. 49 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Electronics International.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 1 | 100% |
Approved replacement parts 10 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: taylorcraft windshield (3), operation of (1), master drawing (1), listed on (1), leaded and (1), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1), fabric (1).
Approved modifications 49 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 DCO-65 links to the rest of the register
- Taylorcraft 1,898 aircraft on the register
- Taylorcraft DCO-65 195 registered
- Built of steel tube and fabric
- Continental A65 / C65 series 163 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 O-200 series 2 of these aircraft · 100 hp
- Continental C85 series 2 of these aircraft · 85 hp
- Texas 24 of these aircraft
- Florida 16 of these aircraft
- Ohio 14 of these aircraft
- Kansas 11 of these aircraft
- California 11 of these aircraft
- Carpen Cos LLC 2 of these aircraft
- Alamo Liaison Group DBA 2 of these aircraft
- Vintage Aircraft Sales LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Texas Air Museum 1 of these aircraft
- South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Soc INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the DCO-65 22 cases since 1982 · 3 fatal
- FAA orders naming the DCO-65 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the DCO-65 49 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/taylorcraft/dco-65.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 195
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N47478 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46244 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49178 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Arctic Warbirds LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Experimental | 2026-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57583 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47329 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2026-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48446 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50121 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2026-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57699 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2026-05-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48818 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Bugsmashers INC Atascadero, California |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54751 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50417 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50096 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47481 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49179 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2026-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50569 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57729 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N91032 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2026-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55125 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47468 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46508 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3752L | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47348 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4862 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2025-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57525 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Mantis Tactical Air and Space LLC Titusville, Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47358 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50107 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48391 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58036 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51366 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48389 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48268 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11AJ | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Experimental | 2025-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N499M | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
John Black LLC Hurricane, Utah |
Standard | 2024-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60202 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44045 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Pvb36 Leasing LLC Roanoke, Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49119 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2024-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46089 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50845 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46LT | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48346 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50369 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2024-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58356 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Ghost River Aero LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57529 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2024-05-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50399 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2024-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47648 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48866 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-12-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47124 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47374 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57518 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-12-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46266 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47867 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Old Aeroplane CO LLC Lake Suzy, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46867 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55156 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-02-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49040 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9060K | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50980 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51049 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
Standard | 2022-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47037 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50454 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53771 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Alamo Liaison Group DBA San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46347 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46453 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58075 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49136 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48350 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50048 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2021-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1045S | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46112 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-06-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N173CC | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2021-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53798 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Propit INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47625 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2021-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58604 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2021-03-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49023 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64733 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825JL | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2020-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49019 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47585 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47825 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46272 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2020-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49137 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2019-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46667 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2019-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48291 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57527 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Scott Homer R JR Del City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2019-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48247 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Army Aviation Publications INC Monroe, Connecticut |
Standard | 2019-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46665 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2019-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57504 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2019-01-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51451 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2018-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46650 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2018-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54176 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46149 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4376B | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Ignite Aero LLC Clarkson, Nebraska |
None on file | 2017-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47021 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54243 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2017-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47730 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2017-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57509 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49000 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida |
Standard | 2017-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48349 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
South Dakota Hist Avn Preservation & Educ Soc INC Canistota, South Dakota |
Standard | 2017-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50962 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2017-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47207 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2017-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47655 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2017-01-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
