Single-engine piston

N48909

1944 Taylorcraft DC-65

Not current (FAA status 22) No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
5987
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 22)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Redwood City, CA
Registration record

N48909 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Taylorcraft DC-65
Serial
5987
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Redwood City, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A60C82
Mode S (octal)
51406202
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 22)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N48909

N48909 is a 1944 Taylorcraft DC-65, serial number 5987. It is registered to an individual in Redwood City, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48909.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48909.

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.