Single-engine piston

N48634

1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
5844
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hernando, FL
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N48634.
Registration record

N48634 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
5844
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hernando, FL
Certificate issued
2015-02-17
Airworthiness date
1956-03-24
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A601C1
Mode S (octal)
51400701
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N48634.
  • 2000-01-10
    Accident at Sherman, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N48634

N48634 is a 1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number 5844. It is registered to an individual in Hernando, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 March 24, 1956.

N48634 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-01-10 Accident · Sherman, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW00LA061
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft DCO-65
Probable cause: A jammed carburetor needle which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent hard forced landing after takeoff. Contributing factors were the fence, trees, and pilot's maneuver to avoid these objects.

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.