Taylorcraft BC-65
FAA model code8850306
Taylorcraft BC-65: Fixed wing single engine, with 109 aircraft on the US register, built between 1938 and 1955.
- 109
- On the US register
- 1
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 78mph
- Cruise speed
- Manufacturer
- Taylorcraft
- Class
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Operates from
- Land
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Build years on the register
- 1938–1955
Aircraft on the register by year built
More registered Taylorcraft BC-65 aircraft were built in 1940 than in any other year: 42.
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.
Where they are registered
US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.
- OH12
- TX8
- FL7
- MI7
- AK5
- IL5
- MN5
- CA4
- KS4
- OK4
- OR4
- WA4
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Accident record
4 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (109 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Other Taylorcraft models
All Taylorcraft models- BC12-DFixed wing single engine1,011
- DCO-65Fixed wing single engine195
- BL-65Fixed wing single engine134
- BC12-65Fixed wing single engine104
- BC12-D1Fixed wing single engine76
- DC-65Fixed wing single engine49
- AFixed wing single engine28
- BC12D-85Fixed wing single engine28
- BCFixed wing single engine17
- BL12-65Fixed wing single engine16
- BF12-65Fixed wing single engine14
- BLFixed wing single engine13
Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.