Single-engine piston

N50888

1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
0-4475
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ranchos De Taos, NM
1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N50888.
Registration record

N50888 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
0-4475
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ranchos De Taos, NM
Certificate issued
1990-02-02
Airworthiness date
1968-03-21
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A65B39
Mode S (octal)
51455471
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-02-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N50888.
  • 1968-03-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N50888

N50888 is a 1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number 0-4475. It is registered to co-owners in Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 2, 1990 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 (normal), dated March 21, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50888.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50888.

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.