# N52730: 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2010-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft DCO-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-dco-65) (registry code 8850408)
- 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: L-5665
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2003
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A6A5C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Jenkins Douglas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20DOUGLAS%20C)
- Location: [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5350° N, 81.8258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33912, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52730
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52730
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52730-2010-07-08

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 MIA08LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA006), Oct 23, 2007: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N52730), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during approach 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 20071023824259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071023824259A), Oct 23, 2007: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N52730), Fort Myers, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 23, 2007, at 10:48 EDT, a Taylorcraft, N52730, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] collided with automobiles in the parking lot of…

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