Single-engine piston

N48818

1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
4641
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bugsmashers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Atascadero, CA
1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N48818.
Registration record

N48818 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
4641
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Bugsmashers Inc
Atascadero, CA
Certificate issued
2026-05-23
Airworthiness date
1957-10-23
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A608ED
Mode S (octal)
51404355
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N48818.
  • 1957-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N48818

N48818 is a 1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number 4641. The FAA register lists Bugsmashers Inc as the registrant in Atascadero, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 23, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48818.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48818.

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.