Single-engine piston

N5029M

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
10329
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC (LLC)
Based
Palmer, AK
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N5029M.
Registration record

N5029M on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
10329
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2023-08-30
Airworthiness date
1956-04-12
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A644FD
Mode S (octal)
51442375
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5029M.
  • 1993-09-18
    Accident at Lake George, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N5029M

N5029M is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 10329. The FAA register lists Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC as the registrant in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 12, 1956.

N5029M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-09-18 Accident · Lake George, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC93LA179
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC-12D
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN 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.