# N44351: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D1, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320)
- 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: 10151
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2013
- Last registry action: December 17, 2014
- Mode S code: A558E3
- Owners when cancelled: [Grissom George M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRISSOM%20GEORGE%20M), [Peterson James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20JAMES%20R)
- Location: [Traverse City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Traverse%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8494° N, 85.5426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49686, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44351
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44351
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44351-2018-02-28

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 CEN13LA490](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA490), Aug 14, 2013: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44351), Eastport, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: A fuel leak in the engine compartment and subsequent fire, the source of which could not be determined because of extensive postaccident fire damage.

## 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 20130814015069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130814015069A), Aug 14, 2013: Taylorcraft BC12-D1 (N44351), Eastport, MI, Destroyed. Pilot smelled fuel fumes 5 south of airport. Fumes got stronger as he got closer. Upon landing and rollout pilot departed the aircraft while it was still…

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