# N29660: 1941 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 1983-09-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 7, 1983
- 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: 2500
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 30, 1980
- Mode S code: A30F07
- Owner when cancelled: [Christianson Halvor R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSON%20HALVOR%20R)
- Location: [Rock Falls, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rock%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7247° N, 89.6989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61071, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29660
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29660
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29660-1983-09-07

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 CHI82FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA312), Aug 18, 1982: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N29660), Rock Falls, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19820818039269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820818039269A), Aug 18, 1982: Tcraft BL65 (N29660), Rock Falls, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Report indicates fuel tank cap not secured. Possible fuel leak during inverted flight. Fire erupted. Lost control.

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