Single-engine piston

N21261

1938 Taylorcraft BC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
1054
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A50 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Canton, OH
Registration record

N21261 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Taylorcraft BC
Serial
1054
Engines
Continental A50 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Canton, OH
Certificate issued
2024-04-18
Airworthiness date
1958-03-06
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1C434
Mode S (octal)
50342064
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
261 nm
Cruise (type)
95 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N21261.
  • 1958-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N21261

N21261 is a 1938 Taylorcraft BC, serial number 1054. It is registered to an individual in Canton, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A50 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 95 knots and a range of about 261 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 6, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21261.

Cruise
95 kt
Range
261 nm
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the Taylorcraft BC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21261.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.