# N43506: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- 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: 7165
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1980
- Last registry action: February 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A53828
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcclain John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLAIN%20JOHN%20H)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8183° N, 95.5213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77080, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43506
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43506-2012-11-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 FTW81FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA144), Sep 19, 1981: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43506), Kerrville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810919060189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919060189A), Sep 19, 1981: Tcraft BC12D (N43506), Kerrville, TX, Destroyed. Pulled out of air show flat spin too low for recovery. Dived into the ground. Smoke from smoke device in cockpit.

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