Single-engine piston

N39916

1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1945
Serial
6569
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kalispell, MT
1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N39916.
Registration record

N39916 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
6569
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2016-09-19
Airworthiness date
1955-08-24
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4A6D2
Mode S (octal)
51123322
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N39916.
  • 1974-02-03
    Accident at Montpelier,Mont, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-05-11
    Accident at Lyman,Wyo, 50; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N39916

N39916 is a 1945 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 6569. It is registered to an individual in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 24, 1955.

N39916 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-02-03 Accident · Montpelier,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0310
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D
1969-05-11 Accident · Lyman,Wyo, 50 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1807
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D

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.