# N27485: 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 1970-01-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 15, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2127
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 17, 1964
- Mode S code: A2B8E6
- Owner when cancelled: [Holcomb William T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLCOMB%20WILLIAM%20T)
- Location: [Russellville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Russellville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27485
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27485
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27485-1970-01-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MIA68D0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0048), Jun 3, 1967: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N27485), Russellville, AL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N27485

- [Cancelled 1988-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27485-1988-04-07): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 317812031. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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