# N27486: 1940 Taylorcraft BC-65, registration cancelled 1982-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-65) (registry code 8850306)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2128
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1981
- Mode S code: A2B8E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Dunn Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20KENNETH%20A)
- Location: [Salem, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7881° N, 71.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27486
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27486-1982-08-11

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 BC-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc-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 NYC81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA071), Jul 2, 1981: Taylorcraft BC-85 (N27486), Durham, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810702038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038169A), Jul 2, 1981: Tcraft BC12D85 (N27486), Durham, NH, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during radar vectors on second approach to pease afb in IMC.

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