# N26698: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2017-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2040
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1997
- Last registry action: July 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A298FB
- Owner when cancelled: [Hancock Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANCOCK%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Signal Hill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Signal%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8032° N, 118.1671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90755, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26698
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26698-2017-10-27

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

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