Single-engine piston

N5218M

1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
10518
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Farmington, NM
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N5218M.
Registration record

N5218M on the FAA register

Type
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
10518
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Farmington, NM
Certificate issued
2023-04-26
Airworthiness date
1959-09-28
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A69021
Mode S (octal)
51510041
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N5218M.
  • 1959-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N5218M

N5218M is a 1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 10518. It is registered to an individual in Farmington, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 26, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 September 28, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5218M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5218M.

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.