# N36154: 1941 Taylorcraft BL-65, registration cancelled 2012-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl-65) (registry code 8850350)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145a-series) (registry code 41501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700), [TCDS TC 199](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20199) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3133
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 27, 2003
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A41327
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimbrel Melvin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMBREL%20MELVIN)
- Location: [Chehalis, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chehalis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.6263° N, 123.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98532, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36154
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36154
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36154-2012-10-09

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 CHI70F0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0120), Jul 26, 1969: Taylorcraft BL-65 (N36154), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage

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