# N13060: 1941 Taylorcraft BF12-65, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (registry code 8850340)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-699](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-699), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2786
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1978
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A07E74
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiley David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILEY%20DAVID%20H)
- Location: [Lake Oswego, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lake%20Oswego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4095° N, 122.6857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97034, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13060
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13060
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13060-2017-02-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Taylorcraft BF12-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65.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 SEA07LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA217), Jul 28, 2007: Taylorcraft BF12 (N13060), West Linn, OR, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The corrosion, fatigue fracture, and subsequent separation of the left wing lift strut attachment fitting. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance and annual inspection by the owner/pilot/mechanic.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20070728014129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070728014129A), Jul 28, 2007: Tcraft BF1265 (N13060), West Linn, OR, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 28, 2007, at 1145 am local, N13060, a Taylorcraft BF-1265 on floats, experienced an in-flight separation of the left wing during a left…

## Other aircraft with N13060

- [Cancelled 1973-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13060-1973-11-08): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262467. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1939-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13060-1939-04-30): Waco UEC, S/N 3687. Owner: [George William Kopf](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20WILLIAM%20KOPF), [Niagara Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Niagara%20Falls)

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