Single-engine piston

N246DS

1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
6576
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Abbett Farms LLC (LLC)
Based
La Crosse, IN
1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N246DS.
Registration record

N246DS on the FAA register

Type
1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
6576
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Abbett Farms LLC
La Crosse, IN
Certificate issued
2021-09-30
Airworthiness date
1955-05-22
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A246A5
Mode S (octal)
50443245
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N246DS.
  • 1955-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N246DS

N246DS is a 1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 6576. The FAA register lists Abbett Farms LLC as the registrant in La Crosse, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 30, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 22, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N246DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N246DS.

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.