# N46444: 1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- 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: L-6311
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1991
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A5AB78
- Owner when cancelled: [Morris Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRIS%20THOMAS%20E)
- Location: [Concord, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Concord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.3826° N, 80.5234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28025, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46444
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46444-2017-07-12

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 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 NYC66F0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0341), Oct 14, 1965: Taylorcraft DCO (N46444), East Berkshire, VT, substantial damage

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.