# N27558: 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2200
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1991
- Last registry action: August 28, 2000
- Mode S code: A2BC37
- Owner when cancelled: [Nozell Paul K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOZELL%20PAUL%20K)
- Location: [Chester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Chester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3442° N, 74.2622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10918, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27558
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27558
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27558-2012-10-18

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 BC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-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 NYC92LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA175), Aug 23, 1992: Taylorcraft BC-65 (N27558), Suffern, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS ABILITIES, AND BUZZING.

## 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 19920823032539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032539A), Aug 23, 1992: Tcraft BC65 (N27558), Suffren, NY, Destroyed. Flew low steep turns over fathers house. Stalled spun. Struck power pole and ground. Acellerated stall indicated.

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