Single-engine piston

N50974

1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
5927
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Otho, IA
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N50974.
Registration record

N50974 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
5927
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Otho, IA
Certificate issued
2014-06-05
Airworthiness date
1956-09-17
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A65EC9
Mode S (octal)
51457311
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N50974.
  • 1956-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N50974

N50974 is a 1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number 5927. It is registered to an individual in Otho, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2014 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 September 17, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50974.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50974.

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.