# N50838: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1974-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 1974
- 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: 4354
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1970
- Mode S code: A65A8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hawley Keith H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAWLEY%20KEITH%20H)
- Location: [Moscow, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Moscow)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50838
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50838-1974-07-31

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 (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 SEA74AS048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74AS048), Jun 9, 1974: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N50838), Viola, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740609016739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740609016739A), Jun 9, 1974: Tcrafk DCO65 (N50838), Viola, ID, Destroyed. Steep turn maneuvers at low alt.

## Other aircraft with N50838

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50838): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274224, built 1980

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