# N53514: 1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 5911
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 8, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1991
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A6C598
- Owners when cancelled: [Hager Maurice A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGER%20MAURICE%20A), [Hager Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGER%20SCOTT%20D)
- Location: [Stratford, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Stratford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7990° N, 90.0825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54484, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53514
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53514
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53514-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (2)

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 CHI69F0501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0501), Dec 29, 1968: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N53514), Hortonville, WI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66F0505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0505), Nov 26, 1965: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N53514), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage

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