Single-engine piston

N5609M

1948 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1948
Serial
12008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cornell, IL
1948 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N5609M.
Registration record

N5609M on the FAA register

Type
1948 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
12008
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cornell, IL
Certificate issued
2017-07-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A72A89
Mode S (octal)
51625211
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N5609M.
  • 1948
    Manufactured (1948).
Overview

About N5609M

N5609M is a 1948 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 12008. It is registered to an individual in Cornell, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 31, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5609M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5609M.

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.