# N39284: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1971-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6538
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1968
- Mode S code: A48DC4
- Owner when cancelled: [Lessey Howard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESSEY%20HOWARD%20E)
- Location: [Oxon Hill, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Oxon%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39284
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39284
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39284-1971-10-20

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-D: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d.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 NYC72AN033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN033), Sep 4, 1971: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N39284), Arcola, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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