# N27463: 1939 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2014-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2105
- Year built: 1939
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1986
- Last registry action: March 6, 2001
- Mode S code: A2B89E
- Owner when cancelled: [Kell John Thomas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELL%20JOHN%20THOMAS)
- Location: [Coolidge, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Coolidge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27463
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27463
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27463-2014-09-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX88FA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA204), May 30, 1988: Taylorcraft BL65 (N27463), Eloy, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT SPIRAL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE…

## 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 19880530016249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880530016249A), May 30, 1988: Tcraft BL65 (N27463), Eloy, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled the vintage restored aircraft on takeoff climb and impacted near vertical. Had prior failed stall recovery.

## Other aircraft with N27463

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27463): Boeing 737-9, S/N 67653, built 2026

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