# N5280M: 1948 Taylorcraft BC12-D1, registration cancelled 1970-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d1) (registry code 8850320)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10580
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1969
- Mode S code: A6A90A
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert Eleanor B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20ELEANOR%20B)
- Location: [Hygiene, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Hygiene)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5280M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280M-1970-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW71FQG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG13), Jul 13, 1970: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5280M), Gruver, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5280M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280M): Cessna 172N, S/N 17273671, built 1979
- [Cancelled 2013-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280M-2013-06-11): Buescher Vergal J XTC, S/N 1. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Buescher Vergal J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUESCHER%20VERGAL%20J), [Chaska, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Chaska)
- [Cancelled 1981-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5280M-1981-04-02): Cessna 152, S/N 15284514. Exported to Austria. Owner: [American Aviation Inc Aircraft Rental Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC%20AIRCRAFT%20RENTAL%20DIVISION)

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