# N4459P: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2012-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 6673
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1984
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1998
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A560D1
- Owner when cancelled: [Anderson David M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20DAVID%20M)
- Location: [Gridley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gridley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3393° N, 121.7708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95948, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4459P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4459P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459P-2012-09-04

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-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 LAX97LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA308), Aug 31, 1997: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N4459P), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while attempting a right slip, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## 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 19970831043199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970831043199A), Aug 31, 1997: Tcraft BC12D (N4459P), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final collided with runway dragged wing tip and ground looped. Insufficient power high sink rate.

## Other aircraft with N4459P

- [Cancelled 1970-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459P-1970-06-24): Piper PA-23-160, S/N 23-1978. Owner: [Hollenbeck Sales Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLENBECK%20SALES%20COMPANY), [Bingen, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bingen)

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