Single-engine piston

N48389

1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
L-5300
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Marion, NC
1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N48389.
Registration record

N48389 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
L-5300
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Marion, NC
Certificate issued
2025-03-13
Airworthiness date
1957-11-25
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5F750
Mode S (octal)
51373520
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N48389.
  • 1957-11-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N48389

N48389 is a 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number L-5300. It is registered to an individual in Marion, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

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 November 25, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48389.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48389.

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.