# N46691: 1942 Taylorcraft DC-65, registration cancelled 2020-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft DC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (registry code 8850402)
- 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: 4286
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A5B392
- Owner when cancelled: [Gainer R I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAINER%20R%20I)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46691
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46691
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46691-2020-02-28

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 DC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19941210047889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941210047889I), Dec 10, 1994: Tcraft BC12D (N46691), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Attempting takeoff from frozen lake. Skis broke through crusted snow. Nosed up.

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