We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Taylorcraft
Model
BL-65
Year
1941
Serial number
3097
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A412DD
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming 0-145b Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
65 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2002 – 2012Individual ownerDe Leon Springs, FL
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Jun 13, 1987 · Deland, FL
THE PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE RT WING WAS LIFTED BY A X-WIND & THE ACFT STALLED & CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD DECREASED THE ANGLE OF ATTACK AFTER TAKE-OFF & HAD MADE 'A TURN INTO THE WIND UPON CLEARING THE TREES'.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.