Single-engine piston

N22256

1939 Taylorcraft BC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
1204
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum (Corporation)
Based
Port Townsend, WA
Registration record

N22256 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Taylorcraft BC
Serial
1204
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum
Port Townsend, WA
Certificate issued
2011-10-18
Airworthiness date
1978-06-22
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A1EB95
Mode S (octal)
50365625
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

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N22256.
  • 1978-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N22256

N22256 is a 1939 Taylorcraft BC, serial number 1204. The FAA register lists Port Townsend Aero Museum as the registrant in Port Townsend, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 experimental category (research & development), dated June 22, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N22256.

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 N22256.

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.