Single-engine piston

N29840

1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
2691
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC12-65. Not a photo of N29840.
Registration record

N29840 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65
Serial
2691
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2009-11-19
Airworthiness date
1956-06-22
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3162F
Mode S (octal)
50613057
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
435 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N29840.
  • 1956-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N29840

N29840 is a 1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65, serial number 2691. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2009 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 22, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N29840.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
435 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Taylorcraft BC12-65 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 N29840.

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.