Single-engine piston

N96165

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8465
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Goleta, CA
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96165.
Registration record

N96165 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8465
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Goleta, CA
Certificate issued
2003-03-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6325
Mode S (octal)
53261445
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N96165.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96165

N96165 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8465. It is registered to an individual in Goleta, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 2003 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96165.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96165.

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.