# N48448: 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2012-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 5556
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1970
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A5FA7A
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcleod James N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLEOD%20JAMES%20N)
- Location: [Pasco, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Pasco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3778° N, 118.9517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99301, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48448
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48448
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48448-2012-08-07

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 CAN71AP903](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CAN71AP903), Aug 22, 1970: Taylorcraft L2 (N48448), Williams Lake, Canada, destroyed

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