Single-engine piston

N95581

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7881
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bigfork, MT
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N95581.
Registration record

N95581 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
7881
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bigfork, MT
Certificate issued
2015-04-14
Airworthiness date
1970-02-27
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4AC4
Mode S (octal)
53245304
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N95581.
  • 1970-02-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-07-01
    Accident at Kalispell,Mont, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N95581

N95581 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 7881. It is registered to an individual in Bigfork, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 (normal), dated February 27, 1970.

N95581 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-01 Accident · Kalispell,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2265
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D

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.