# N1027K: 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65, registration cancelled 2002-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1926
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1982
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1995
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A00F79
- Owner when cancelled: [Dolf Patrick C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLF%20PATRICK%20C)
- Location: [Schaumburg, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Schaumburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0516° N, 88.0555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60173, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1027K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1027K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027K-2002-07-25

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylorcraft BC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA212), Jul 8, 1995: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N1027K), Plato Center, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining an adequate fuel supply, and not maintaining airspeed.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19950708017089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950708017089A), Jul 8, 1995: Tcraft BC65 (N1027K), Plato Center, IL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Observed slow and low. No engine noise. Stalled. Impacted vertical. No fuel on board. Prop showed no power. (-23) on July 8, 1995, at 1230 central daylight…

## Other aircraft with N1027K

- [Cancelled 2016-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1027K-2016-08-09): Boggan Lawrence D HARMON ROCKET, S/N 210, built 2007. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Arthur David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20DAVID%20H), [Dunnellon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunnellon)

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