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Taylorcraft BC-65
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Photo: Armchair Aviator's · CC BY 2.0
Year
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Owner
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Last seen
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MTOW
500 kg
Range
200 nm
Seats
2
BC-65
Taylorcraft · BC-65
Model overview
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 119
- Active
- 110
- Origin
- United States
Certifying authorities
FAA
Variants
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAYA | — | — | 200 nm | 70 kt | 2 |
TAYB | — | 500 kg | 430 nm | 83 kt | 2 |
Same family
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Type certification
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A-696 · Rev 23 · issued 2007-05-03
- MTOW
- 522 kg
- Seats
- 2 crew
- Fuel
- 45 L
Approved fuel73 min. grade aviation gasoline
Engine
Continental A-65-1 (see item 114(b) for optional engines)
Certification basis
Part 04 of the Civil Air Regulations effective as amended to May 1, 1938.
Safety & ops history
Where to look next
Detailed safety & ops history coming soon — view this model's FAA Airworthiness Directives at FAA.gov.
This aircraft
Tools
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Taylorcraft BC-65 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Taylorcraft BC-65 fleet — updated daily.
Fleet age
86 yearsmedian age
30s
40s
50s
Of the 89 registered Taylorcraft BC-65 with a known build year (75% of the 119 we track), the median age is 86 years.
Fleet activity — last 90 days
- Aircraft seen flying
- 2
- Tracked flights
- 25
- Tracked flight hours
- 39
- Share of fleet flying
- 2%
2 Taylorcraft BC-65 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (2% of the registered fleet), across 25 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
BC-65 — frequently asked
What is the range of the Taylorcraft BC-65?
The Taylorcraft BC-65 has a maximum range of 200 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Taylorcraft BC-65 carry?
The Taylorcraft BC-65 seats up to 2 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Taylorcraft BC-65?
The Taylorcraft BC-65's maximum take-off weight is 500 kg.
How many Taylorcraft BC-65 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 119 registered Taylorcraft BC-65 airframes worldwide.
Registered BC-65 aircraft
Individual BC-65 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N22296· 1955
- C-GCDD· 1947
- N24380· 1946
- N43479· 1946
- N39104· 1941
- C-FQYU· 1941
- C-FDFA· 1941
- G-BSCW· 1941
- N36195· 1941
- N36153· 1941
- N36196· 1941
- N36019· 1941
- N36205· 1941
- N36425· 1941
- N29608· 1940
- N24494· 1940
- N29624· 1940
- N29514· 1940
- N26512· 1940
- N29527· 1940
- N29671· 1940
- N27600· 1940
- N24383· 1940
- N24463· 1940