# N43871: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: November 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43871
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43871

## Aircraft that carried N43871

- [Cancelled 2012-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43871-2012-11-21): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 7530, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Kennard Marshall M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENNARD%20MARSHALL%20M), [Enfield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Enfield)

## NTSB investigations on N43871 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC85LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA093), Mar 30, 1985: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43871), Orange, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43871 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19850330010189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850330010189A), Mar 30, 1985: Tcraft BC12D (N43871), Orange, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with the ground. Solo student was at low altitude when gear encountered tall grass on a sand bar.

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