Single-engine piston

N5253M

1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1947
Serial
10553
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dublin, OH
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N5253M.
Registration record

N5253M on the FAA register

Type
1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
10553
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dublin, OH
Certificate issued
2025-10-23
Airworthiness date
1958-08-15
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A69E4E
Mode S (octal)
51517116
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5253M.
  • 1964-03-08
    Accident at Moab Ut, 44; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N5253M

N5253M is a 1947 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 10553. It is registered to an individual in Dublin, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 15, 1958.

N5253M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-03-08 Accident · Moab Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0574
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12D

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.