Single-engine piston

N434CW

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7158
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Realty Investment Co Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Hilo, HI
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N434CW.
Registration record

N434CW on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7158
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Realty Investment Co Ltd
Hilo, HI
Certificate issued
2022-12-28
Airworthiness date
1955-08-07
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A53241
Mode S (octal)
51231101
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N434CW.
  • 1986-08-31
    Accident at Lompoc, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N434CW

N434CW is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7158. The FAA register lists Realty Investment Co Ltd as the registrant in Hilo, Hawaii. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 28, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 August 7, 1955.

N434CW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-08-31 Accident · Lompoc, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX86LA339
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12D

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.