# N43597: Taylorcraft BC12-D1, registration cancelled 1998-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7256
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1993
- Last registry action: October 15, 1997
- Mode S code: A53964
- Owners when cancelled: [Robertson Aleck D Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20ALECK%20D%20TRUSTEE), [Robertson Margaret M Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20MARGARET%20M%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Apache Junction, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Apache%20Junction)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43597
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43597
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43597-1998-01-16

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-D1: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1.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 SEA95LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA181), Aug 12, 1995: Taylorcraft BC12D (N43597), St. Mary, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE MANEUVERING IN HIGH, MOUNTAINOUS, TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND THE DOWNDRAFTS WERE FACTORS.

## 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.

- [Accident 19950812024009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812024009A), Aug 12, 1995: Tcraft BC12D1 (N43597), St Mary, MT, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft over mountain unable clear terrain. Elected land. Unable flare. Impacted. Flipped over.
- [Incident 19940504010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504010099I), May 4, 1994: Tcraft BC12D1 (N43597), Whitefish, MT, Minor damage. Lost engine power, forced landing in wet meadow. Flipped over on back. Pilot stated fuel exhaustion.

## Other aircraft with N43597

- [Cancelled 2014-12-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43597-2014-12-02): Pfaff Norman C XAIR, S/N 579, built 2000. Owner: [Johnston Ronnie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20RONNIE%20L), [Socorro, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Socorro)

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