# N39197: 1945 Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12D-4-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-4-85) (registry code 8850323)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6449
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1972
- Last registry action: April 5, 2007
- Mode S code: A48A33
- Location: [Tok, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Tok)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 63.6746° N, 141.5513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99780, within about 40 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39197
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39197
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39197-2012-06-14

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 BC12D-4-85: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-4-85.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 ANC73DAD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAD03), Sep 28, 1972: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39197), Auke Bay, AK, substantial damage

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