Single-engine piston

N44061

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
9861
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Linville, VA
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N44061.
Registration record

N44061 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
9861
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Linville, VA
Certificate issued
2009-11-20
Airworthiness date
1956-04-09
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A54DE1
Mode S (octal)
51246741
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N44061.
  • 1991-11-27
    Accident at Decorah, IA; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N44061

N44061 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 9861. It is registered to an individual in Linville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2009 and expires on November 30, 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 April 9, 1956.

N44061 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-11-27 Accident · Decorah, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI92LA049
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12D
Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND SNOWBANKS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

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.