Single-engine piston

N266E

1940 Taylorcraft/Ellis BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2012
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aero Leasing LLC (LLC)
Based
Rapid City, SD
Registration record

N266E on the FAA register

Type
1940 Taylorcraft/Ellis BL-65
Serial
2012
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Aero Leasing LLC
Rapid City, SD
Certificate issued
2008-01-14
Airworthiness date
1986-10-07
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A295AB
Mode S (octal)
50512653
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N266E to the current registrant.
  • 1986-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1983-06-30
    N266E previously assigned to a Aerospatiale SA341G Gazelle (s/n 1099); cancelled.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N266E

N266E is a 1940 Taylorcraft/Ellis BL-65, serial number 2012. The FAA register lists Aero Leasing LLC as the registrant in Rapid City, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 (normal), dated October 7, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N266E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N266E.

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.