# N5488M: Taylorcraft BC12-D1, registration cancelled 1965-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 1965
- 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: 10788
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1961
- Mode S code: A6F920
- Owner when cancelled: [Luft Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUFT%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5488M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5488M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5488M-1965-08-03

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 NYC65A0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0144), Jun 9, 1965: Taylorcraft BC12D1 (N5488M), Amherst, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N5488M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5488M): Cessna 152, S/N 15284596, built 1980

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