Single-engine piston

N43705

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7364
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
East Amherst, NY
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43705.
Registration record

N43705 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7364
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
East Amherst, NY
Certificate issued
2000-07-27
Airworthiness date
1956-10-10
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A53F95
Mode S (octal)
51237625
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N43705.
  • 1995-06-01
    Accident at Geneseo, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-10-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43705

N43705 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7364. It is registered to an individual in East Amherst, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2000 and expires on January 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 October 10, 1956.

N43705 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-06-01 Accident · Geneseo, NY Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · NYC95LA131
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel which resulted in the loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, which resulted in the inadvertent stall/spin and collision with the terrain.

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.