Single-engine piston

N87787

1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
L5485
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alamo Liaison Group Dba + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
San Antonio, TX
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1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
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Registration record

N87787 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65
Serial
L5485
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Alamo Liaison Group Dba + 1 co-owner
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2002-05-29
Airworthiness date
1993-12-16
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC13E7
Mode S (octal)
53011747
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-06-28
    Accident at Somerset, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2002-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N87787.
  • 1993-12-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N87787

N87787 is a 1943 Taylorcraft DCO-65, serial number L5485. The FAA register lists Alamo Liaison Group Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2002 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 December 16, 1993.

N87787 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2008-06-28 Accident · Somerset, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · DFW08CA172
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft DCO-65
Probable cause: The right main landing gear strut failure due to metal fatigue.
1965-02-07 Accident · Reardon Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0184
Reported aircraft: Piper J3C — a different aircraft that carried the N87787 registration before this airframe.

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.