# N5603M: Taylorcraft BC12D-85, registration cancelled 1985-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12D-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (registry code 8850322)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1980
- Mode S code: A729B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Chrisney Jeffrey H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISNEY%20JEFFREY%20H)
- Location: [Sepulveda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sepulveda)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5603M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5603M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603M-1985-05-13

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 BC12D-85: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85.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 LAX84FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA221), Feb 15, 1984: Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (N5603M), Edwards Afb, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19840315006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840315006329A), Mar 15, 1984: Tcraft BC12D85 (N5603M), Edwards Afb, CA, Destroyed. Wreckage found on a dry lake bed. Pilot died in the air from a gunshot wound to the head. Had been despondent.

## Other aircraft with N5603M

- [Cancelled 2011-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5603M-2011-10-14): Beech F33A, S/N CE-1432, built 1990. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Blue Line Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20LINE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)

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