# N60201: 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 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: L-5664
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1988
- Last registry action: October 27, 1997
- Mode S code: A7D11F
- Owners when cancelled: [Trudnowski Paul DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUDNOWSKI%20PAUL%20DBA), [Trudies Aero Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUDIES%20AERO%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Lockport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Lockport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1578° N, 78.7020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14094, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60201
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60201-2013-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA090), Feb 25, 1989: Taylorcraft L-2M (N60201), Olcott, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE INATTENTIVENESS OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE TURNING BASE LEG FOR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A HANGAR.

## 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 19890225002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225002619A), Feb 25, 1989: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N60201), Olcott, NY, Substantial damage. Too low and slow on downwind,stalled and entered a spin turning tight final. Recovered just before hitting a hangar

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