# N36240: 1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65, registration cancelled 2011-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65) (registry code 8850310)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3197
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A416B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilkes Russell](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILKES%20RUSSELL)
- Location: [Molalla, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Molalla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0954° N, 122.5590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97038, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=36240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36240-2011-08-02

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 BC12-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-65.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 SEA72FYG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYG44), Jun 4, 1972: Taylorcraft BC1265 (N36240), Warden, WA, destroyed

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