# N27427: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2013-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2013
- 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: 1696
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1989
- Last registry action: December 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A2B816
- Owner when cancelled: [Pawlak Raymond P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAWLAK%20RAYMOND%20P)
- Location: [Smithfield, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Smithfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7875° N, 79.8047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15478, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27427
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27427
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27427-2013-08-08

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 CHI78FEM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM35), Aug 17, 1978: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N27427), Grand Haven, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19780817023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780817023929A), Aug 17, 1978: Tcraft BL65 (N27427), Grand Haven, MI, Substantial damage

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