# N53761: 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2012-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 5482
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A6CDB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Bowden John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWDEN%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Atkins, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Atkins)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2526° N, 92.8945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72823, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53761
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53761
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53761-2012-08-21

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 MIA69A0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0082), May 30, 1969: Taylorcraft DCO-65 (N53761), Wilson, AR, destroyed, 2 fatal

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