1939 Taylorcraft BC-65 N22618 ser#1266

[mike lutz]

just purchased this project a month ago.Log books start in April 1944 up to present.Know nothing of its early years,and was originally a BL.Have been waiting for last couple weeks on FAA C.D.Forest has no info on this airplanes manufacture date or who the test pilot was.

[Howard Wilson]

Re: 1939 Taylorcraft BC-65 N22618 ser#1266

Hi Mike,
Just to give you a little reference point, 20442 is sn 1130 with a manufacturing date of 6 Jan. '39. aaargh... can't enlarge it on the attachment. It's in my gallery. Owners page 5, my page 12. h

[mike lutz]

Re: 1939 Taylorcraft BC-65 N22618 ser#1266

Thanks Howard.This T-craft has been in storage for last 25-30 years and the seller hasnt found the data plate yet.He says it should be around his place some where.I should know something this week.

[M Jones]

Re: 1939 Taylorcraft BC-65 N22618 ser#1266

Hi Mike,

To add a little to Howard's info, the FAA CD says that my BL, NC22606, S/N 1247 was manufactured 5/5/39. Should be close to the same date as your NC22618, but its not listed on the 5/6/39 delivery notice copy that I have. Doesn't mean a thing though I'm sure because they seem to be out of sequence mostly anyway.

I attached a few copies from the CD here just because I thought they might be of interest. Livingston Airways in Waterloo Iowa delivered 22606 that same week to the first private owner, also in Iowa.

Congrats of the project!
Mike

[mike lutz]

Re: 1939 Taylorcraft BC-65 N22618 ser#1266

Thanks Mike.Thats getting pretty close to the one I have.I hope I get my cd this week.I enjoy reading the history on these old planes.This airplane was on floats in Florida years ago for awile and was torn down for recovery in 1982.It was purchased by a freind of mine and brought to ohio and has been in storage since.About time to get this old bird back in the air.