# N43005: 1945 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- 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: 6664
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1955
- Certificate issued: January 21, 1998
- Last registry action: February 10, 2004
- Mode S code: A52594
- Owners when cancelled: [Karns Peter Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARNS%20PETER%20MICHAEL), [Coonfield Russell A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COONFIELD%20RUSSELL%20A)
- Location: [Fayetteville, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9924° N, 94.0856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72701, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43005
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43005-2015-04-30

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 FTW04FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA083), Feb 27, 2004: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43005), Wrightsville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern.

## 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 20040226015159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040226015159A), Feb 26, 2004: Tcraft BC12D (N43005), Wrightsville, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On February 26, 2004, approximately 1800 central standard time, a Taylorcraft BC12-D, single-engine airplane, N43005, operated by a Private individual,…

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