Looking for N5200M

[Garage Dog]

I recently found this picture of my father standing next to his Taylorcraft. To the best of my knowledge it was taken around the early 1950's in Evansville Indiana at Skylane Airport. My Uncle Tom Crane was the owner of Skylane at the time. I began to get interested in seeing if the plane is still still around. I went to the FAA site and found this. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinqu...umbertxt=5200M



According to this the trail ends in Alaska in 1955. Before I dig in any further with the FAA I thought I would give you folks try and see if by chance somebody here knew the whereabouts of this aircraft.

I have done numerous searches and haven't come up with anything. If you could offer suggestions where to look further I would greatly appreciate it!

Dan.

[Hank Jarrett]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Sounds like a plane that needed a restoration and is resting peacefully in a barn or garage where the owner has failed to keep the registration active. If it was MY dads plane I would look further and see if anyone close to where it was last registered could help locate it.
Just for fun, you might like to see the picture flipped around the way it was taken.
Hank

[Dennis Keels]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Last Action was 1979-11-24 in Cantell, AK. 99729 Sale Reported Serial # 10500 Year 1947 Model BC12-D No Name

[Dick Smith]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Dennis, I have Taylorcraft N5207M.

I traced N5200M to Cantwell, Alaska also.
The address attached to the last registration information I could find is the SAME as the address of: "The Backwoods Lodge"
The lodge's address is Backwoods Lodge
P.O. Box 90
Cantwell, Alaska 99729

Their website: <[email protected]>

Phone No. 907-768-2231
Fax no. 907-786-2472


Hope this helps! Dick Smith

[Dick Huish]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Try doing a search using the Taylorcraft serial number. The N-number may have been changed. Dick

[Robert Lees]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Serial number 10500; N number still applies.

1964 accident with "substantial" damage.

[Forrest Barber]

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atta boy Robert , just found that one too..... he is in direct e-mail to me also.
Substansial damage ?
As we all know something was left. The Bell 47 G2 that I got my Commercial & CFI in had been "destroyed" four years prior..... keep checking.

[Hank Jarrett]

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Bet you might get it for a song if it's been in a barn that long. EVERYTHING on a Taylorcraft is repairable.
If the owner has sat on it this long there is probably a strong sentimental reason. When I bought my first Taylorcraft I made a promise that if I EVER decided to sell her, the last owner had first right of refusal to buy her back. I still stand by that, but he will be dead long before I will. The right of first refusal offer got him to finally let go of her.
He cried as I took her away, but he knew he was never going to finish rebuilding her. I suspect he also knew he wouldn't ever buy her back, he just couldn't admit it out loud.
Hank

[Garage Dog]

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Thanks for the info Guys!

Hank, Thanks for flippng the picture. It does look much better.

Dennis, Where did you find the last transaction in 1979?

Dick S. WOW, you have the 7th one built after my dads...where getting close!

Robert, thanks for the link to the accident report, sounds like it may have flown again if it was sold agiain is '79.

I think I'll fire off an e mail to the Backwoods Lodge and see what they say.

BTW, this photo is on their web site. Could this be it???

[Dennis Keels]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Garage Dog here you go www.report.myairplane.com

[Garage Dog]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Dennis, I tried the link and it says the site does not exist and list different suggestions to try. I didn't have any luck finding it. I tried several different versions but couldn't find it.

I e-mailed the Lodge in Alaska but they have not responded yet. I'll keep my fingers crossed!

[Dick Smith]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Garage Dog, I was able to open the link by copying it and pasting it into my browser.

Here's what came up:


Owner Type: Individual Owner Name: SALE REPORTED
City: CANTWELL State: AK
Zip: 99729 Country: US
Fractional Owner:
Aircraft Type: Fixed wing single engine Model Year: 1947
Airworthiness Class: Standard Transponder Code: 51505522
Serial Number: 10500 Aircraft Model: 8850316
Last Action: 1979-11-24 Cert Issue: 0000-00-00
Status: Sale reported
Aircraft Mfg: TAYLORCRAFT Aircraft Model: BC12-D
Category: Land Amateur: No
Engines: 1 Seats: 2
Weight: CLASS 1 Cruising Speed: 78
Engine Mfg.: CONT MOTOR Engine Model: A&C65 SERIES
Fuel Consumed: 0.00 Horsepower/Thrust: 65

You may have notice that Taylorcraft N5002M is also on this forum...! Dick

[Garage Dog]

Re: Looking for N5200M

Thanks Dick. I appreciate your efforts with this.

I called the Backwoods Lodge and spoke to a guy there who directed me to a local guide who has been in Cantwell for over 30 years. I called and spoke with his daughter who was very nice, and she explained her father was out picking up some hunters but would call or e-mail me in a few days...nothing yet. I suspect that this aircraft was used as a parts plane, but we'll see.