Single-engine piston

N5185M

1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
10485
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, AK
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N5185M.
Registration record

N5185M on the FAA register

Type
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
10485
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2016-08-16
Airworthiness date
1955-08-12
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6823A
Mode S (octal)
51501072
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5185M.
  • 1955-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N5185M

N5185M is a 1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 10485. It is registered to co-owners in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 16, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 August 12, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5185M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5185M.

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.