Single-engine piston

N26531

1940 Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
1872
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Centre, AL
Registration record

N26531 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
1872
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centre, AL
Certificate issued
2023-03-09
Airworthiness date
1955-01-31
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2946B
Mode S (octal)
50512153
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N26531.
  • 1955-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N26531

N26531 is a 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 1872. It is registered to an individual in Centre, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 January 31, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26531.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N26531.

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.