# N43561: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2015-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 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: 7220
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1989
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A538F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Berry Stephen O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20STEPHEN%20O)
- Location: [Gorham, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Gorham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7014° N, 70.4630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04038, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43561
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43561
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43561-2015-05-05

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 NYC89LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA045), Apr 9, 1989: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43561), Gorham, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHEN HE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION DURING A LOW PASS AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A STALL/SPIN. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND WAS A FACTOR.

## 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 19890409006849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409006849A), Apr 9, 1989: Tcraft BC12D (N43561), Gorham, ME, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in while watching another aircraft land. Was circling airport and blamed wind for loss of control.

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