# N51372: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 4714
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1999
- Last registry action: October 31, 2005
- Mode S code: A66FFC
- Owner when cancelled: [Moore Leslie D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOORE%20LESLIE%20D)
- Location: [Raymore, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Raymore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8020° N, 94.4488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64083, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51372
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51372-2012-10-03

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 CHI97LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA255), Aug 11, 1997: Taylorcraft L2A (N51372), Shelbyville, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight by the pilot and the loose fuel line fitting.

## 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 19970811021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021639A), Aug 11, 1997: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N51372), Shelbyville, IN, Destroyed. Aircraft been stored, before takeoff, returned, smelled fuel, took off again, returned caught fire and burned.

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