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
1944
Serial number
5422
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
A5D739
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
2002 – 2004Individual ownerBrookfield, WI
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
Apr 26, 1984 · Palmyra, WI
THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON THE LANDING FLARE & COLLIDED WITH A TREE. THE ACFT WAS BLOWN TO THE LEFT OF THE RWY & BEFORE HE COULD EXECUTE A GO-AROUND THE PROPELLER STRUCK SOME HIGH BRUSH ALONGSIDE THE RWY. THE PLT PULLED POWER OFF, LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN & THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE.
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.