# N26580: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1922
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1955
- Certificate issued: December 12, 1969
- Last registry action: May 24, 1986
- Mode S code: A29519
- Owner when cancelled: [Harms Leonard V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARMS%20LEONARD%20V)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6438° N, 108.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59044, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26580
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26580
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26580-2014-09-25

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 BL-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-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 DEN85FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA084), Feb 22, 1985: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N26580), Chinook, MT, 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 19850222004059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222004059A), Feb 22, 1985: Tcraft BC65 (N26580), Chinook, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft made low slow pass over farm. Started climbing turn, wing dropped and aircraft nosed into ground.

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