Single-engine piston

N43242

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
6901
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
W&L Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Dover, DE
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43242.
Registration record

N43242 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
6901
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
W&L Aviation LLC
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2018-12-10
Airworthiness date
1957-02-12
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A52D8B
Mode S (octal)
51226613
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N43242.
  • 1980-07-04
    Accident at Liverpool,Ny, 32; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43242

N43242 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 6901. The FAA register lists W&L Aviation LLC as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2018 and expires on December 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 February 12, 1957.

N43242 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-04 Accident · Liverpool,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2017
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.