Single-engine piston

N26543

1940 Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
1884
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cottonwood, CA
Registration record

N26543 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
1884
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cottonwood, CA
Certificate issued
2014-07-22
Airworthiness date
1955-10-24
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A29490
Mode S (octal)
50512220
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N26543.
  • 1955-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N26543

N26543 is a 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 1884. It is registered to an individual in Cottonwood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2014 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 24, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26543.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N26543.

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.