# N43LT: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2013-04-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-746](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-746), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5010
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1991
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1995
- Last registry action: February 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A521D1
- Owner when cancelled: [L Bird Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20BIRD%20FLYING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Cartersville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cartersville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1752° N, 84.8601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30120, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43LT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43LT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43LT-2013-04-02

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 DCO-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-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 ATL91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA167), Sep 1, 1991: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N43LT), Calhoun, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT. FACTOR(S) IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: THE EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED AT TOUCHDOWN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS…

## 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 19910901037359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910901037359A), Sep 1, 1991: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N43LT), Calhoun, GA, Substantial damage. Landed fast lifted off but failed to keep runway alignment and left wing struck trees.

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