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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-643

Taylorcraft Inc.

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 2 11/01/1969 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Fleet view · 28 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

2

n=28

Horsepower

40

40–65

Cruise (kts)

69

69–69

Year of mfr

1937

1936–1937

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR A40 SERIES 20
  • CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES 4
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 1
  • CONT MOTOR A50 SERIES 1

NTSB events

3

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

13

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.11 events / tail · 0.46 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.