Single-engine piston

N43606

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7265
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43606.
Registration record

N43606 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7265
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Alaska Aviation Museum
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2013-01-18
Airworthiness date
1955-10-29
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A53BDF
Mode S (octal)
51235737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-01-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N43606.
  • 1983-03-08
    Accident at Aleknagik, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43606

N43606 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7265. The FAA register lists Alaska Aviation Museum as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 18, 2013 and expires on January 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 October 29, 1955.

N43606 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-03-08 Accident · Aleknagik, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC83FAG07
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12-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.