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N363541941 Taylorcraft DC-65

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 1996)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Apr 30, 2028
Based in
San Martin, CA
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2009
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1996
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
San Martin, CA
Certificate issued
Sep 16, 2009
Expires
Apr 30, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Nov 26, 1955

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
DC-65
Year
1941
Serial number
4091
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
A41A95

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor A&C65 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
  1. 2009 – nowIndividual ownerSan Martin, CA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 23, 1996 · Fremont, CA

the in-flight separation of a portion of one wooden propeller blade due to undetected dry rot in the wood fibers.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
LAX96LA142

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX96LA142)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Propellers · blade · tip departedMar 23, 1996

    PROPELLER'S METAL TIPPING BECAME LOOSE AND SEPARATED FROM PROPELLER IN-FLIGHT. THE SEPARATION WAS DUE TO WOOD DETERIORATION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDATION: INSPECT PROPELLER FOR DETERIORATION OF WOOD AND METAL TIPPING OR METAL TIPPING RIVETS FOR LOOSENESS. INDICATION: DARK STREAKS ALONG PROPELLER DARK…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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