Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
TAYLORCRAFT 20
Fixed Wing Single Engine · CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
Registered
6
Year Range
1954–1956
NTSB Events
0
Airworthiness Directives
12
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered TAYLORCRAFT 20 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CO 33.3% 2
- MO 33.3% 2
- TX 16.7% 1
- IL 16.7% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1950s 83.3% 5
- Unknown 16.7% 1
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving TAYLORCRAFT 20 aircraft
No NTSB-recorded events match TAYLORCRAFT 20 in the indexed corpus.
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning TAYLORCRAFT 20
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- NASA NTRS 2026 · Contractor Report (CR)
Icing Physics Studies Using the 3D SIDRM Test Article: 2023 Icing Tests Analysis
In-flight icing is an important safety issue and is a factor that affects aircraft design and performance. Newer regulations are driving a need for improvements in airframe and engine icing simulation…
- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2025 · Journal article (JAAER)
A Systemic Analysis of Helicopter Instructional Accidents in the United States from 2010 to 2022
A high number of accidents during helicopter training in the United States (U.S.) highlights the need for research to investigate their causal and contributing factors.
- AOPA Air Safety Institute 2024 · Annual report (Nall Report)
33rd Joseph T. Nall Report — General Aviation Accidents in 2022
The annual Joseph T. Nall Report from the AOPA Air Safety Institute summarizes general aviation accidents and causal factors for calendar year 2022.
- NASA NTRS 2024 · Presentation
NASA Icing Update – Oct 2024
This presentation provides a status update on select NASA icing research activities for the SAE AC-9C Icing Technical Committee Meeting on Oct 21, 2024.
- Flight Safety Foundation 2024 · FSF / AeroSafety World
BASS 2024 Proceedings — Business Aviation Safety Summit
Proceedings from the 2024 Foundation + NBAA Business Aviation Safety Summit (Charleston, SC). Topics: just culture + SMS implementation across small Part 91/91K flight departments, fatigue management …
- Flight Safety Foundation 2024 · FSF / AeroSafety World
Helicopter Safety Performance Data 2023
Foundation 2023 helicopter safety performance data — global accident rates by mission profile (HEMS, off-shore oil, air-tour, agricultural, news/utility).
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to TAYLORCRAFT 20
12 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 12.
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May 2, 2008
Airworthiness Directives; Taylorcraft, Inc. Models A, B, and F Series Airplanes
The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Taylorcraft, Inc. Models A, B, and F series airplanes. This AD requires you to inspect the wing strut attach fittings for corrosion or cracks and requires repair or replacement if corrosion or cracks are found. This AD results from data collected from an ac…
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Mar 3, 2008
Airworthiness Directives; Taylorcraft Models A, B, and F Series Airplanes
This document makes a correction to a current notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which was published in the Federal Register on February 20, 2008 (73 FR 9239), and applies to certain Taylorcraft Models A, B, and F series airplanes. The NPRM proposed to require inspection of the wing strut attach fittings for corros…
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Feb 22, 2008
Airworthiness Directives; Taylorcraft A, B, and F Series Airplanes
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) to supersede AD 2007-16-14, which applies to all Taylorcraft (Taylorcraft) A, B, and F series airplanes. AD 2007-16-14 currently requires you to do an initial visual inspection of the left and right wing front and aft lift struts for cracks and corrosion and replace a…
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Dec 10, 2007
Airworthiness Directives; Taylorcraft Aviation, LLC A, B, and F Series Airplanes
We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) AD 2007- 16-14, which applies to all Taylorcraft Aviation, LLC (Taylorcraft) A, B, and F series airplanes. AD 2007-16-14 currently requires you to do an initial visual inspection of the left and right wing front and aft lift struts for cracks and corrosion and repla…
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Aug 13, 2007
Airworthiness Directives; Taylorcraft A, B, and F Series Airplanes
The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Taylorcraft A, B, and F series airplanes. This AD requires you to initially inspect the left and right wing front and aft lift struts for corrosion and cracks, replace any cracked strut or strut with corrosion that exceeds certain limits with either sealed…
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Jun 7, 2005
Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems
The FAA adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all airplanes equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. (Precise Flight) Models SVS I and SVS IA standby vacuum systems (SVS) installed under certain supplemental type certificates or through field approval. This AD requires you to replace the airplane flight manual suppl…
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Mar 4, 2005
Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all airplanes equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. (Precise Flight) Models SVS I and SVS IA standby vacuum systems (SVS) installed under certain supplemental type certificates or through field approval. This proposed AD would require you to replace the air…
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Jun 26, 2003
Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) Series and HA-A2V20-1B Series Propellers with Aluminum Blades
This amendment revises an existing airworthiness directive (AD), that is applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) series and HA-A2V20-1B series propellers with aluminum blades. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive dye penetrant and eddy current inspections of the blade and an optic…
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Jan 2, 2003
Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) Series and HA-A2V20-1B Series Propellers with Aluminum Blades
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to revise an existing airworthiness directive (AD), applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) series and HA-A2V20-1B series propellers with aluminum blades. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive dye penetrant and eddy current inspect…
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Nov 30, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems
This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to all aircraft equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III standby vacuum systems installed in accordance with the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) or through field approval. This AD requires incorporating revised operating limit…
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Jul 7, 1999
Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems
This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to all U.S. owners and operators of aircraft equipped with Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III standby vacuum systems installed in accordance with the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) or through field approval. The propose…
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Aug 27, 1997
Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) Series and HA-A2V20-1B Series Propellers With Aluminum Blades
This amendment supersedes four existing airworthiness directives (ADs), applicable to Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )(2,3)(X,V)( )-( ) series propellers with aluminum blades, that currently require inspections for cracks in blade shanks and clamps. This amendment requires initial and repetitive dye penetrant and edd…
06 / Supplemental Type Certificates
Modifications approved for TAYLORCRAFT 20
22 STCs on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.
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12/09/2025
STC SA01005DE
Installation of a EarthX ETX900-TSO Lithium battery
EarthX Inc.
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05/27/2025
STC SA00081NY
Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies, Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector.
Alcor LLC
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05/17/2024
STC SA4503NM (PAGE 2)
Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering
Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc.
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05/19/2022
STC SA04776NY (1 OF 2)
The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained
HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc.
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03/07/2020
STC SA00079NY
Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines …
Airwolf Filter Corporation
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12/20/2017
STC SA00079NY
Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines …
Airwolf Filter Corporation
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06/09/2016
STC SA00081NY
Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies, Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector.
Alcor Inc.
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10/31/2012
STC SA00079NY
Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines …
Airwolf Filter Corporation
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10/10/2012
STC SA02825NY Page 1
Installation of Aerospace Logic Aircraft Instruments
Aerospace Logic Inc.
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02/25/2011
STC SA4503NM (PAGE 2)
Install Ceconite covering material.
Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
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06/26/2009
STC SA01734SE (PG 4)
Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts.
Stewart Thomas D. and Stewart Dan R.
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04/10/2006
STC SA02033AT (PAGE 1)
Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line (47J series w stc's SH4-235SW, SH4-826SW or SH479SW)
M-20 Oil Separators LLC
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06/29/2005
STC SA02033AT (PAGE 1)
Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line (47J series w stc's SH4-235SW, SH4-826SW or SH479SW)
M-20 Oil Separators LLC
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05/17/2005
STC SA02033AT (PAGE 1)
Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line (47J series w stc's SH4-235SW, SH4-826SW or SH479SW)
M-20 Oil Separators LLC
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12/05/2002
STC SA489EA
Installation of ARP Inc. carburetor ice detection system
Aircraft & Rotorcraft Products (ARP) Inc
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05/30/2002
STC SA02520AT
Installation of M-20 Oil Separator, model 600-WP.
M-20 Oil Separators LLC
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05/15/2002
STC SA00081NY
Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector.
Lamar Technologies Corporation
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12/07/1995
STC SA00081NY
Installation of Iceman Aviation Supplies Inc. Carburetor Ice Detector.
Iceman Aviation Supplies Inc
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11/06/1992
STC SA5159NM
Installation of chip detector system.
Northwest Aircraft, Inc
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11/06/1992
STC SA5159NM (1 OF 2)
Installation of chip detector system.
Northwest Aircraft Inc
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11/20/1978
STC SA308EA (1 OF 2)
Installation of carburetor ice detection system 105AP in single and twin engine aircraft and single engine helicopters powered by Continental, Franklin, and Lycoming type engines e…
Alfred R Puccinelli
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02/14/1972
STC SA798EA
Installation of Monitair exhaust gas combustion monitor kit.
Rosemount Engineering Co
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for TAYLORCRAFT 20
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 6 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N56YA | TX | 1956 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6669N | CO | 1954 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6674N | CO | 1956 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6675N | IL | 1955 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6676N | MO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6679N | MO | 1956 | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →