Single-engine piston

N22661

1939 Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
1308
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lakeland Areo Club Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lakeland, FL
Registration record

N22661 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
1308
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Lakeland Areo Club Inc
Lakeland, FL
Certificate issued
2017-02-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1FA8F
Mode S (octal)
50375217
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N22661.
  • 2016-03-05
    Accident at St. Petersburg, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N22661

N22661 is a 1939 Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 1308. The FAA register lists Lakeland Areo Club Inc as the registrant in Lakeland, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

N22661 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-03-05 Accident · St. Petersburg, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA16LA123
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BL
Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 3 cylinder head stud.

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.