# N50135: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1970-12-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 15, 1970
- 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-5440
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1966
- Mode S code: A64086
- Owner when cancelled: [Kreck Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRECK%20CHARLES%20R)
- Location: [Townsend, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Townsend)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50135
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50135
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50135-1970-12-15

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 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 NYC65F0214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0214), Apr 27, 1965: Taylorcraft L2 (N50135), Salem, NJ, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N50135

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50135): Taylorcraft/Coburn DCO-65L2M, S/N L-5440
- [Cancelled 1982-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50135-1982-11-10): Bell 206B, S/N 2591. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)

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