Single-engine piston

N23696

Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1430
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aspire Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Knoxville, IA
Registration record

N23696 on the FAA register

Type
Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
1430
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Aspire Aviation
Knoxville, IA
Certificate issued
2024-11-01
Airworthiness date
1955-09-20
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2227C
Mode S (octal)
50421174
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N23696.
  • 1955-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N23696

N23696 is a Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 1430. The FAA register lists Aspire Aviation as the registrant in Knoxville, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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, dated September 20, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N23696.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N23696.

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.