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Taylorcraft DCO-65

FAA model code8850408

Taylorcraft DCO-65: Fixed wing single engine, with 195 aircraft on the US register, built between 1942 and 1979.

195
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
1942–1979

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Taylorcraft DCO-65 aircraft were built in 1943 than in any other year: 99.

0501001945195019551960196519701975

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.

  • TX24
  • FL16
  • OH13
  • CA11
  • KS11
  • MO9
  • NY7
  • OR7
  • PA7
  • MI6
  • MN6
  • NC6

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

13 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (195 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.

Registered examples

Aircraft of this type registered to organisations, newest first.

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

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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.