# N47120: 1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1972-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-746](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-746) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: L-4709
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1972
- Mode S code: A5C788
- Owner when cancelled: [Rushton Joseph H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSHTON%20JOSEPH%20H)
- Location: [Salem, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Salem)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47120
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47120-1972-08-15

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 (2)

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 NYC73AN018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN018), Jul 30, 1972: Taylorcraft L-2B (N47120), No.Andover, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68D0413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0413), Mar 27, 1968: Taylorcraft L-2B (N47120), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N47120

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47120): Cessna 152, S/N 15283174, built 1979

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