# N43687: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2002-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7346
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1996
- Last registry action: July 16, 2002
- Mode S code: A53CF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Derr Steven K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DERR%20STEVEN%20K)
- Location: [Kingsley, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Kingsley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5634° N, 85.5254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49649, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43687
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43687
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43687-2002-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI96FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA332), Sep 8, 1996: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43687), Bellaire, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper remedial action, while recovering from an intentional stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin and collision with the terrain. The lack of altitude for recovery was a related…

## 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 19960908026259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026259A), Sep 8, 1996: Tcraft BC12D (N43687), Bellaire, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalls spins low altitude. Passenger was non pilot owner. Demo for newly purchased craft for owner. (-23) pilot was apparently doing stalls at low altitude.…

## Other aircraft with N43687

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43687): Stellar ASTRA, S/N A0501211R, built 2005

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