Single-engine piston

N43178

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
6837
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Barnstormers Aviation Club LLC (LLC)
Based
Bay City, MI
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43178.
Registration record

N43178 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
6837
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Barnstormers Aviation Club LLC
Bay City, MI
Certificate issued
2012-03-22
Airworthiness date
1956-11-15
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A52A43
Mode S (octal)
51225103
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N43178.
  • 1956-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43178

N43178 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 6837. The FAA register lists Barnstormers Aviation Club LLC as the registrant in Bay City, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2012 and expires on March 31, 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 November 15, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N43178.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N43178.

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.