Single-engine piston

N64518

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
6913
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N64518.
Registration record

N64518 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
6913
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2006-09-19
Airworthiness date
1988-05-20
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A87A6A
Mode S (octal)
52075152
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-20
    Accident at Wasilla, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-05-04
    Accident at Wasilla, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2006-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N64518 to the current registrant.
  • 1988-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982-07-30
    N64518 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 172-65275); cancelled.
  • 1956-03-22
    N64518 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman B75 N1 (s/n 75-6879); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N64518

N64518 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 6913. It is registered to co-owners in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2006 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 20, 1988.

N64518 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-04-20 Accident · Wasilla, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC22LA032
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath while on final approach to landing which resulted in an impact with a snow berm and a nose over.
2014-05-04 Accident · Wasilla, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC14CA027
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12 D
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a turbulence encounter at low altitude and collision with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of knowledge of local wind conditions.
1981-08-16 Accident · Spring City,Ut, 44 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2488
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N64518 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.