# N23633: 1939 Taylorcraft BC-65, registration cancelled 2012-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1363
- Year built: 1939
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1979
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A221A7
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson Harold E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20HAROLD%20E)
- Location: [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3083° N, 122.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98002, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23633
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23633
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23633-2012-09-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 SEA79FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA025), Mar 17, 1979: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N23633), Orting, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19790317004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004899A), Mar 17, 1979: Tcraft BC65 (N23633), Orting, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft struck powerlines over river during low level flight. Crashed inverted in river.

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