Single-engine piston

N29640

1940 Taylorcraft BL-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2481
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sanford, NC
Registration record

N29640 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Taylorcraft BL-65
Serial
2481
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanford, NC
Certificate issued
1983-03-28
Airworthiness date
1956-01-26
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A30EC1
Mode S (octal)
50607301
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N29640.
  • 1956-01-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N29640

N29640 is a 1940 Taylorcraft BL-65, serial number 2481. It is registered to an individual in Sanford, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 1983 and expires on February 28, 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 26, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N29640. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-10-03 Accident · Texarkana,Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2765
Reported aircraft: Piper J4A — a different aircraft that carried the N29640 registration before this airframe.

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.