Taylorcraft DC-65
FAA model code8850402
Taylorcraft DC-65: Fixed wing single engine, with 49 aircraft on the US register, built between 1941 and 1953.
- 49
- On the US register
- 1
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 82mph
- 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
- 1941–1953
Aircraft on the register by year built
More registered Taylorcraft DC-65 aircraft were built in 1942 than in any other year: 19.
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.
- CA6
- TX6
- OK4
- AZ3
- FL3
- OH3
- MI2
- OR2
- PA2
- UT2
- AK1
- CO1
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.
Accident record
6 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (49 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
- BC-65Fixed wing single engine109
- BC12-65Fixed wing single engine104
- BC12-D1Fixed wing single engine76
- 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.