# N44109: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2018-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9909
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1992
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1978
- Last registry action: November 17, 2014
- Mode S code: A550CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Kobs Kenneth M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOBS%20KENNETH%20M)
- Location: [Champlin, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Champlin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1731° N, 93.3866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55316, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44109
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44109-2018-04-24

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 CHI93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA112), Feb 26, 1993: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N44109), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A BOUNCED, HARD LANDING AND THE SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## 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 19930226007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930226007409A), Feb 26, 1993: Tcraft BC12D (N44109), Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. Landed ski equipped aircraft on frozen snow covered field. Right ski broke through causing right wing to hit snow.

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