Single-engine piston

N53534

1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
L-5903
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Clark Aircraft Repair Inc (Corporation)
Based
Keokuk, IA
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft DCO-65. Not a photo of N53534.
Registration record

N53534 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
L-5903
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Clark Aircraft Repair Inc
Keokuk, IA
Certificate issued
1991-11-19
Airworthiness date
1956-06-10
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6C5DE
Mode S (octal)
51542736
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N53534.
  • 1956-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N53534

N53534 is a 1944 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number L-5903. The FAA register lists Clark Aircraft Repair Inc as the registrant in Keokuk, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 1991 and expires on January 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, dated June 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53534.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53534.

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.