# N26660: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 1965-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2002
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1964
- Mode S code: A2988A
- Owner when cancelled: [Strait Joel R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAIT%20JOEL%20R)
- Location: [Fort St Joe, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20St%20Joe)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26660
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26660
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26660-1965-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 UNK64X0837](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0837), Mar 7, 1964: Taylorcraft BL65 (N26660), Port St Joe, FL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N26660

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26660-undated): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0625. Triennial form not returned

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