Single-engine piston

N47123

1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
5133
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ellwood City, PA
1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N47123.
Registration record

N47123 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
5133
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises Inc
Ellwood City, PA
Certificate issued
2008-05-09
Airworthiness date
1946-05-29
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5C78B
Mode S (octal)
51343613
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-07
    Accident at Renovo, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-05-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N47123 to the current registrant.
  • 1951-06-29
    N47123 previously assigned to a Aeronca 65-TAC (s/n 3282); cancelled.
  • 1946-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N47123

N47123 is a 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number 5133. The FAA register lists Pittsburgh Aviation Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 29, 1946.

N47123 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-06-07 Accident · Renovo, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA26LA245
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft DCO-65
Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during an off-airport landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.