Statistics

[DanBrown]

While sipping my tea this morning and watching the leaves turn, I thought the following might be interesting.

Here are a few of extracts (by State, year and model) from the FAA N-number database on the 3,535 Taylorcrafts in current (about 2 months ago) registration:

STATE CountOfN-NUMBER
CA 310
TX 260
AK 236
OK 163
OH 158
FL 141
MI 131
MN 128
IL 126
PA 121
WA 120
WI 112
NY 110
NC 96
OR 79
MO 77
KS 65
IN 65
IA 62
GA 60
CO 56
AZ 55
TN 51
VA 44
ME 44
MT 42
AR 39
MA 39
AL 37
LA 36
MD 36
NH 35
NE 33
ID 32
NM 30
SD 28
MS 28
ND 27
CT 27
NJ 27
NV 24
KY 22
UT 21
DE 19
WV 17
SC 16
13
VT 11
DC 9
WY 7
RI 6
HI 4

YEAR MFR CountOfN-NUMBER
216
1935 1
1936 1
1937 48
1938 43
1939 139
1940 297
1941 326
1942 114
1943 235
1944 67
1945 121
1946 1758
1947 49
1948 28
1949 16
1950 3
1951 2
1952 7
1953 7
1954 5
1955 13
1956 6
1957 2
1958 2
1959 4
1961 1
1963 1
1964 1
1965 1
1966 1
1967 1
1968 1
1977 1
1979 1
1980 1
1990 3
1991 5
1992 5
1995 1
2000 1

MODEL CountOfN-NUMBER
BC12-D 1677
DCO-65 320
BF 263
BL-65 257
BC-65 177
DC-65 159
BC12-65 158
BC12-D1 127
A 70
BC12D-85 44
BL 38
BC 33
BF12-65 32
BL12-65 26
BCS12-D 23
L-2M 17
BF-65 13
F21B 13
15A 12
DF-65 11
20 11
F22A 9
BCS12D-4-85 8
BC12D-4-85 7
BCS12-65 4
BF-60 4
L-2 3
BCS-65 3
F22C 2
L-2A 2
CONTINENTAL FA-III 2
TG-6 1
DL-65 1
BCS 1
DCO-75 1
F22B 1
L-2B 1
BLS-65 1
TG6 1
500 1
H-2 1

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Statistics

Bless you for the update!!! has anybody ridden in the Taylorcraft FA-III ??
i did!

[rotaxflyer]

Re: Statistics

Thanks for compiling this - it IS interesting.

One question though. Where are all the F19s?

Andy

[DanBrown]

Re: Statistics

I dunno. There's nothing in the Model field that looks like F19. Is FOCKE-WULF 190 close enough? There are a number of different models of that flying!

[rotaxflyer]

Re: Statistics

F19s in canada

1 C-GAKU Taylorcraft F-19 Messier, Jean 2005-03-10 F 149
2 C-GFZW Taylorcraft F-19 Elander, John 2002-05-29 F-072
3 C-GGWP Taylorcraft F-19 Van De Velde, Emmanuel 1976-04-21 F 049
4 C-GGWQ Taylorcraft F-19 Perron, Richard 2005-02-18 F 047
5 C-GHEO Taylorcraft F-19 Jones, Brian 2004-10-01 F 022
6 C-GIJV Taylorcraft F-19 Studer, Vernon 1989-08-09 F-055
7 C-GLDJ Taylorcraft F-19 Macdonald, Arnold 1975-09-26 F 034
8 C-GLJS Taylorcraft F-19 Russell, Hebb 1994-02-15 F-064
9 C-GPJF Taylorcraft F-19 Ansley, Russell 2002-05-13 F-021
10 C-GQFC Taylorcraft F-19 Ennis, Frank 1979-11-09 F 062
11 C-GQJB Taylorcraft F-19 Jones, Eddie 2004-12-08 F 127
12 C-GQJC Taylorcraft F-19 Schaefer, Kenneth 1985-04-18 F 146
13 C-GVOK Taylor F-19X Saunders, Troy 2002-03-14 F-140X
14 C-GWPA Taylorcraft F-19 Epp, Glen 2003-11-06 F-139

Looks like they were all made between 1974 sometime and 1979

Andy

[Ed O'Brien]

Re: Statistics

I think it speaks volumes that California has 33 miilion people and 300 some Taylorcrafts and Alaska has 630 thousand people and 210 T-Crafts.

In California there are plenty of mechanics, in Alaska alot of folks work on their own planes. In CA. there are numerous views and adventures via air but in AK. fewer places to set it down incase something breaks. In CA. T-Crafts are for the underpriviledged in AK. they are THE priviledge.

These statistics are the first thing that convinced my Taylorcrafts are worth double what people ask for them. Great machines -- made well -- engineered superbly --
rugged birds -- ready to go -- and reliable as hell.

The statistics don't lie.
With regards;
ED OBRIEN

[Dick Smith]

Re: Statistics

You can probably hear the Alaska "Amens" all the way down there in "America"...! The best-kept secret going. Dick

[Ed O'Brien]

Re: Statistics

Dick;
I believe like the nothern lights... from Denver, I could just make out those amens.

All the best to the Alaska Tribe members from the lower/48 Save some beauty for me. I'm a few years from retirement and plan on bringing my T-Craft to see your sights, fly your skies, and revel in the "last great place on earth."

Until then, hush is the word. After I spend a couple of summers and have the Alaska pictures, however, I can't be trusted with your secret for long.

With regards;
ED OBRIEN

[whake]

Re: Statistics

Great imformation...I have a '45 BC12D ...141 were built...I note that I note that 1758 were built in '46 most BC12Ds ..can anyone explain the difference between the 45s and the 46s...incidently I am in the middle of my first annual an cannot find a thing wrong...Walt

[Ragwing nut]

Re: Statistics

Great imformation...I have a '45 BC12D ...141 were built...I note that I note that 1758 were built in '46 most BC12Ds ..can anyone explain the difference between the 45s and the 46s...incidently I am in the middle of my first annual an cannot find a thing wrong...Walt

'45's are kinda a bastard model. Then again there are MANY small differences even between years of like models. It seems to be a compilation of remaining prewar parts and refinements found in the DeLuxe. '45 has prewar doors instead of the spot welded aluminum door, post war panel and boot cowl. Prewar built up wings, but 15 ribs like the DeLuxe, AND has post war leading edge and tip skin.

List also does not mention any F-21's. We had a 1981 model and it is not on the list either. Last I heard it was still around the Denver area.

Mike

[DanBrown]

Re: Statistics

Besides the missing F-19s, there are other anomolies in the FAA database.
For example, there are 216 missing years of manufacture. Also, even if the aircraft was converted (mine has a 337 changing it from a BF to a BC-65) it shows as the original model.

Here are the models that have no year of manufacture in the database:

MODEL CountOfN-NUMBER
15A 2
20 2
A 8
BC 3
BC12-65 6
BC12-D 72
BC12-D1 5
BC12D-85 4
BC-65 7
BCS12-D 1
BCS-65 1
BF 2
BF12-65 2
BF-65 2
BL 2
BL-65 15
DC-65 15
DCO-65 41
DCO-75 1
DF-65 3
F21B 11
F22A 2
F22C 1
L-2 1
L-2A 1
L-2M 5
TG6 1

[Dano"T"]

Re: Statistics

F19's...they are in the database!

ALASKA - 50
ARIZONA - 1
CALIFORNIA - 8
COLORADO - 6
CONNECTICUT - 1
DELAWARE - 1
FLORIDA - 1
IDAHO - 1
ILLINOIS - 3
IOWA - 1
KANSAS - 1
LOUISIANA - 1
MAINE - 1
MARYLAND - 2
MASSACHUSETTS - 1
MICHIGAN - 2
MINNESOTA - 4
MISSISSIPPI - 1
MISSOURI - 1
MONTANA - 1
NEVADA - 1
NEW HAMPSHIRE - 2
NEW MEXICO - 1
NORTH CAROLINA - 3
NORTH DAKOTA - 1
OKLAHOMA - 2
OREGON - 3
PENNSYLVANIA - 5
TEXAS - 2
UTAH - 1
VIRGINIA - 1
WASHINGTON - 5
WISCONSIN - 3

TOTAL - 118

[Dick Smith]

Re: Destination Alaska

"...Until then, hush is the word. After I spend a couple of summers and have the Alaska pictures, however, I can't be trusted with your secret for long".


Ed, it would be a pleasure to share some of this place with you. Will look forward to meeting you. Dick

[Ed O'Brien]

Re: Statistics

Dick;
Thinking of Alaskan summers keeps me sane, but not thin.
Good for the former, too bad about the latter.
With regards;
ED OBRIEN

[DanBrown]

Re: Statistics

Here's a redo of the latest statistics from the registry:
There are 3764 Taylor* and Auster* (9 of these) registered.

MODEL Count
BC12-D 1672
DCO-65 322
BF 263
BL-65 257
BC-65 176
DC-65 158
BC12-65 158
BC12-D1 126
F19 118
A 71
BC12D-85 44
BL 38
BC 33
BF12-65 32
19 27
BL12-65 26
J-2 24
BCS12-D 23
F21 20
L-2M 19
F21B 13
BF-65 13
15A 12
20 11
DF-65 11
E-2 9
F22A 9
BCS12D-4-85 8
BC12D-4-85 7
F-21A 5
BCS12-65 4
BF-60 4
"""A""" 4
MARK 6 4
F-22 4
BCS-65 3
L-2 3
5J1 2
L-2A 2
CONTINENTAL FA- 2
DCO-65L2M 2
F22C 2
MARK 9 2
TG6 1
TAYLORCRAFT/KER 1
TAYLORCRAFT L2 1
500 1
TAYLOR SPORT 1
SA6B 1
A.O.P. MK 9 1
B-2 1
L-2B 1
DC0-65/L2M 1
L2B 1
BLS-65 1
HOMEBUILT 1
H-2 1
BCS 1
F22B 1
DL-65 1
DCO-75 1
DCO 65 1
TG-6 1
BC-12D 1

By State:
STATE Count
CA 320
AK 302
TX 271
OH 168
OK 164
FL 149
MI 137
IL 137
MN 132
PA 129
WA 122
WI 120
NY 112
NC 98
OR 91
MO 73
KS 71
GA 64
IA 64
IN 64
CO 63
AZ 62
ME 51
TN 50
VA 47
MT 46
MD 40
AR 39
MA 38
LA 38
AL 36
NH 35
NE 34
ND 33
NM 32
SD 31
ID 31
CT 28
MS 28
NJ 28
NV 26
KY 24
UT 23
DE 21
WV 19
SC 18
none 16
VT 14
DC 8
RI 6
WY 6
HI 4
GU 1