Single-engine piston

N21239

1938 Taylorcraft BC-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
1029
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N21239 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Taylorcraft BC-65
Serial
1029
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2009-06-30
Airworthiness date
1958-05-22
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1C3D3
Mode S (octal)
50341723
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
261 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-06-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N21239.
  • 1958-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N21239

N21239 is a 1938 Taylorcraft BC-65, serial number 1029. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 30, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 261 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 22, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21239.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
261 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Taylorcraft BC-65 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21239.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.