# N43783: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1971-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 7442
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 8, 1960
- Mode S code: A540AB
- Owner when cancelled: [M & B Refrigeration Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20B%20REFRIGERATION%20CO)
- Location: [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43783
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43783
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43783-1971-11-17

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 FTW72AF019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF019), Oct 10, 1971: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43783), Carmen, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N43783

- [Cancelled 2010-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43783-2010-04-15): Rans Employee FLG Club RANS S-10 SAKOTA, S/N 0997186. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Rans Employee Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANS%20EMPLOYEE%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43783-undated): Piper PA-46-310P, S/N 468508013

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