# N50VS: 1942 Taylorcraft DC-65, registration cancelled 2008-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form undeliverable
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft DC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-65) (registry code 8850402)
- 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: 6159
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1993
- Certificate issued: September 8, 2005
- Last registry action: October 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A63983
- Owner when cancelled: [Rochester Waterwings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCHESTER%20WATERWINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Fairport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Fairport)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0923° N, 77.4196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14450, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50VS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50VS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50VS-2008-12-02

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 DC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dc-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 NYC06CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA148), Jun 17, 2006: Taylorcraft DC-65 (N50VS), Parma, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20060617022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617022279A), Jun 17, 2006: Tcrafk DC65TCRAFT (N50VS), Spenceport, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 1202 EDT, a Taylorcraft DC-065, N50VS, owned by rochester waterwings, inc. and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted]…

## Other aircraft with N50VS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50VS): Cessna 550, S/N 550-0181, built 1980

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