N43978
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
N43978 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2027-10-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2010-07-06Certificate of registration issued as N43978.
- 1987-06-14Accident at Towanda, PA; damage: substantial.
- 1957-05-15Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1946Manufactured (1946).
About N43978
N43978 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7637. The FAA register lists Taylorcraft Investments LLC as the registrant in Greensboro, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2010 and expires on October 31, 2027.
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 May 15, 1957.
N43978 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
