# N27455: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2012-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2012
- 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: 2097
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1961
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1964
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A2B87D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sparkman James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPARKMAN%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Brookline, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Brookline)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1225° N, 93.3866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65619, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27455
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27455
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27455-2012-09-21

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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