# N27415: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 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: 2057
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1996
- Last registry action: August 8, 2005
- Mode S code: A2B7F1
- Owners when cancelled: [Kraft Gordon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAFT%20GORDON%20L), [Kraft Linda K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAFT%20LINDA%20K)
- Location: [Palatka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palatka)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6977° N, 81.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32177, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27415
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27415
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27415-2017-03-10

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 MKC66F0250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0250), Oct 3, 1965: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N27415), Spencer, NE, substantial damage

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