Single-engine piston

N95871

1946 Taylorcraft BCS12D-4-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8171
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Museum of Flight (Corporation)
Based
Seattle, WA
Registration record

N95871 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BCS12D-4-85
Serial
8171
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Museum of Flight
Seattle, WA
Certificate issued
1989-04-25
Airworthiness date
1956-02-02
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD55C6
Mode S (octal)
53252706
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N95871.
  • 1956-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N95871

N95871 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BCS12D-4-85, serial number 8171. The FAA register lists Museum of Flight as the registrant in Seattle, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 1989 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 2, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N95871.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N95871.

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.