Single-engine piston

N43937

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7596
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mercer, ME
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N43937.
Registration record

N43937 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7596
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mercer, ME
Certificate issued
2025-04-28
Airworthiness date
1986-10-22
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5476E
Mode S (octal)
51243556
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N43937.
  • 1986-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979-04-18
    Accident at Waterville,Me, 19; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N43937

N43937 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7596. It is registered to an individual in Mercer, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 (normal), dated October 22, 1986.

N43937 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-04-18 Accident · Waterville,Me, 19 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3560
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.