# N50440: 1945 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1955-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1955
- 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: 5338
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1948
- Mode S code: A64BC9
- Owner when cancelled: [Planteen Herbert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANTEEN%20HERBERT%20C)
- Location: [Langford, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Langford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50440
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50440
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50440-1955-11-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Other aircraft with N50440

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50440): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3371, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1997-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50440-1997-12-04): Air Tractor AT-502B, S/N 502B0453. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Air Tractor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TRACTOR%20INC), [Onley, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Onley)

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