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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft DCO-65 / BC-12 / L-2 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:L-2 Grasshopper
    Last Military Serial:43-23626 USAAF
    Construction Number:05638
    Last Civil Registration:N61720
    Latest Owner or Location:Lindsay Jed F Executor, Dalton, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a L-2.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army Air Force with s/n 43-23626.

    29 December 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N61720 (DCO-65, L5638) issued.

    29 December 1955

    To unknown owner with c/r N61720.

    29 December 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N61720 (DCO-65, L5638) issued.

    May 1999

    Based at Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum, Akron Canton Regional Airport, Green, OH.
    View the Location Dossier

    25 April 2000

    To Military Aviation Preservation Society, North Canton, OH keeping c/r N61720.

    7 August 2008

    To Lindsay Plumbing and Heating Inc, Massillon, OH keeping c/r N61720.

    Markings Applied: L-47

    4 May 2010


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Akron - Canton Regional, OH, USA

    20 June 2010

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Akron, OH, United States while climbing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that the airplane was operating normally during the engine checks prior to takeoff. About 10 minutes after takeoff, he was climbing to 2500 feet above mean sea level when he noticed that the airplane was not gaining altitude and that the rpms were dropping. He checked the throttle position at full forward and he pulled the carburetor heat on...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    11 December 2020

    To Fred M. Lindsay, Massillon, OH keeping c/r N61720.

    11 March 2021

    To unknown owner with c/r N61720.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Dalton, OH.

    16 July 2021

    To Lindsay Jed F Executor, Dalton, OH keeping c/r N61720.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aerodata Quantum+
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
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