Single-engine piston

N96163

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8463
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mcgrath, AK
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96163.
Registration record

N96163 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8463
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mcgrath, AK
Certificate issued
2022-05-26
Airworthiness date
1955-12-14
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6323
Mode S (octal)
53261443
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N96163.
  • 1955-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96163

N96163 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8463. It is registered to an individual in Mcgrath, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 December 14, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96163.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96163.

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.