# N33902: 1941 Taylorcraft BL12-65, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BL12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl12-65) (registry code 8850356)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-700](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-700), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2753
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 30, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1998
- Last registry action: July 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A3B9B1
- Owner when cancelled: [Lane James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33902
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=33902
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33902-2012-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 BL12-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bl12-65.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 ANC98FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA043), Apr 28, 1998: Taylorcraft BL12 (N33902), Sitka, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were clouds, the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience, obscuration and mountainous terrain.

## 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 19980427013209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980427013209A), Apr 27, 1998: Tcraft BL1265 (N33902), Sitka, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Collided with mountain terrain. (.4)the non-instrument rated private pilot departed on a cross-country flight over coastal fjords and mountainous terrain.…

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