# N43387: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- 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: 7046
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1955
- Certificate issued: December 19, 2016
- Last registry action: December 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A531D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20LLC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43387
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43387-2020-04-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 SEA93LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA126), May 28, 1993: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43387), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE CROSSWINDS, GUSTS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB SEA72FYC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC42), May 20, 1972: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43387), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20160427010669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160427010669I), Apr 27, 2016: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43387), Nikiski, AK, Minor damage. En route from soldotna to port alsworth, AK, stopped for a break near entrance to lake clark pass. While taxiing to prepare for take off, left gear leg broke…
- [Accident 19930528016369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528016369A), May 28, 1993: Tcraft BC12D (N43387), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty surface wind. Improper recovery attempts resulted in nose over.

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