# N12851: 1970 Spinks 10, registration cancelled 1971-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Spinks 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/spinks-10) (registry code 05611GA)
- Serial number: 2
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1970
- Mode S code: A0748B
- Owner when cancelled: [Spinks Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPINKS%20INDUSTRIES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12851
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12851
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12851-1971-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Spinks 10: https://openairdocs.org/model/spinks-10.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MKC72FCQ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCQ05), Jul 6, 1971: Spinks 10 (N12851), Rose Hill, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N12851

- [Cancelled 1994-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12851-1994-02-09): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 A-4, S/N 7073. Exported to Chile. Owner: [American Eurocopter Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EUROCOPTER%20CORPORATION), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- [Cancelled 1937-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12851-1937-02-04): Heath CNA-40, S/N C-50, built 1932. Owner: [Lowe Malion E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOWE%20MALION%20E), [Dayton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Dayton)

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