Models / Taylorcraft / DCO-65 / N47123 Aircraft record N47123 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 2026) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2030 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2026 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Ellwood City, PA
Certificate issued May 9, 2008
Expires Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date May 29, 1946 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 DCO-65
Year 1943
Serial number 5133
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 A5C78B Engine
Make and model Cont Motor C85 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 85 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2008 – now Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises INC Ellwood City, PA · current until 1951 Individual owner Detroit, MI · different airframe: Aeronca 65-Tac S/N 3282 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 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 (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record