Single-engine piston

N43830

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7489
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Laverty Russell H + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Jones, OK
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43830.
Registration record

N43830 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7489
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Registered owner
Laverty Russell H + 1 co-owner
Jones, OK
Certificate issued
2014-08-21
Airworthiness date
2015-09-15
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · other
Mode S (hex)
A543B0
Mode S (octal)
51241660
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (other)).
  • 2014-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N43830.
  • 1972-03-30
    Accident at Reno,Nev, 28; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43830

N43830 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7489. The FAA register lists Laverty Russell H + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Jones, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2014 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85-12F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (other), dated September 15, 2015.

N43830 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-03-30 Accident · Reno,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1106
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.