N43521 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taplin James B RV-6 built in 1992. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 15, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Taplin James B RV-6 cancelled November 15, 2012
- Serial number
- 162
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1992
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 3, 2005
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Klemm Harlan K (Individual)
Chico, CA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled May 20, 1965
- Serial number
- 7180
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 29, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Wickstrom Ralph Maynard (Individual)
Alberta, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 287425374
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned but not yet registered
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N43521
Aircraft on the NTSB record: James B. Taplin RV-6 · serial 162
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site