Single-engine piston

N43087

Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
9887
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Trident Resources LLC (LLC)
Based
Chino Valley, AZ
 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43087.
Registration record

N43087 on the FAA register

Type
Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
9887
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Trident Resources LLC
Chino Valley, AZ
Certificate issued
2023-03-10
Airworthiness date
1956-04-17
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A526AE
Mode S (octal)
51223256
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N43087 to the current registrant.
  • 2012-06-27
    Accident at Paulden, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-03-12
    N43087 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 6/260 / PA-32-260 / Cherokee Six 260 (s/n 32-7400040); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-22
    N43087 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 6746); cancelled.
  • 1956-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N43087

N43087 is a Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 9887. The FAA register lists Trident Resources LLC as the registrant in Chino Valley, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 April 17, 1956.

N43087 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-06-27 Accident · Paulden, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR12CA287
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
1978-07-06 Accident · Deep Gap,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1710
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N43087 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T.LOW VIS IN FOG AT ARPT & ACDT SITE.FOUND 7/7/78.
1976-08-25 Accident · Baltic,Oh, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3355
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N43087 registration before this airframe.

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.