Single-engine piston

N26658

1940 Taylorcraft BL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2000
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
West Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Creston, IA
Registration record

N26658 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Taylorcraft BL
Serial
2000
Engines
1
Registered owner
West Aviation Inc
Creston, IA
Certificate issued
2025-11-15
Airworthiness date
1977-07-28
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2986F
Mode S (octal)
50514157
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N26658.
  • 1977-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N26658

N26658 is a 1940 Taylorcraft BL, serial number 2000. The FAA register lists West Aviation Inc as the registrant in Creston, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 28, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26658.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N26658.

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.