# N39144: 1942 Taylorcraft BF12-65, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BF12-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bf12-65) (registry code 8850340)
- Engine: [Franklin 4AC176B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (registry code 27006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-699](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-699) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3360
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1998
- Last registry action: August 31, 2001
- Mode S code: A48981
- Owner when cancelled: [Allied Aluminum Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLIED%20ALUMINUM%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Huntington Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huntington%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9792° N, 118.2174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90255, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39144
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39144-2012-11-14

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 NYC74DGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DGM03), Aug 25, 1973: Taylorcraft BF1265 (N39144), Meadville, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19730825028659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825028659A), Aug 25, 1973: Tcraft BF1265 (N39144), Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. Acft not maintained in accord with FAR.some ceramic plug term bkn or missing plugs carbon sooted.

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