Single-engine piston

N53768

1943 Taylorcraft L-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
5135
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N53768 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Taylorcraft L-2
Serial
5135
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-06
Airworthiness date
1958-05-31
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6CDB9
Mode S (octal)
51546671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N53768.
  • 1958-05-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N53768

N53768 is a 1943 Taylorcraft L-2, serial number 5135. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1991 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 May 31, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53768.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53768.

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.