Single-engine piston

N601BN

1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
10253
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Sanger, TX
Registration record

N601BN on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D1
Serial
10253
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sanger, TX
Certificate issued
1985-02-26
Airworthiness date
1955-10-26
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7CB1C
Mode S (octal)
51745434
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
435 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-07-06
    N601BN previously assigned to a Boeing 747-127 (s/n 20207); cancelled.
  • 1985-02-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N601BN to the current registrant.
  • 1955-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N601BN

N601BN is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D1, serial number 10253. It is registered to co-owners in Sanger, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 26, 1985 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 26, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N601BN. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
435 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Taylorcraft BC12-D1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-03-14 Incident · Dallas,Tx, 43 Damage: None NTSB · 4 0004
Reported aircraft: Boeing 747 — a different aircraft that carried the N601BN registration before this airframe.

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.