# N5003M: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 10303
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1956
- Last registry action: October 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A63CBD
- Location: [Crossville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Crossville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8827° N, 84.9800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38555, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5003M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5003M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5003M-2013-01-30

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 ATL89FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA150), May 21, 1989: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5003M), Jamestown, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO AVOID AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE STALL OCCURRED AT AN ALTITUDE WHICH PRECLUDED RECOVERY PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## 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 19890521012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012339A), May 21, 1989: Tcraft BC12D (N5003M), Jamestown, TN, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Made low downwind pass over runway, pulled up in climbing turn and stalled. Dived vertically to ground impact.

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