# N50639: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1986-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1986
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 4668
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1978
- Last registry action: December 19, 2000
- Mode S code: A6531D
- Owner when cancelled: [Prideaux Richard B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIDEAUX%20RICHARD%20B)
- Location: [Loving, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Loving)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2578° N, 98.5219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loving, TX, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50639
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50639
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50639-1986-04-12

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 FTW86LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA064), Apr 12, 1986: Taylorcraft L-2 (N50639), Graham, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19860412011499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860412011499A), Apr 12, 1986: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N50639), Graham, TX, Destroyed. Stalled during a steep turn in the traffic pattern. Too low for recovery. Struck the trees and ground.

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