# N68903: Taylorcraft DCO-65, registration cancelled 1983-04-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 21, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 6072
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1980
- Mode S code: A9271A
- Owner when cancelled: [Dickey Livestock Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICKEY%20LIVESTOCK%20INC)
- Location: [Mackay, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mackay)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68903
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68903
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68903-1983-04-21

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 (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 SEA83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA030), Dec 11, 1982: Taylorcraft L-2 (N68903), Near Gooding, ID, destroyed

## 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 19821211063699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821211063699A), Dec 11, 1982: Tcrafk DCO65TCRAFT (N68903), Gooding, ID, Destroyed. Stalled from a steep low altitude turn while taking pictures of coyotes. Too low for complete recovery.

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