Single-engine piston

N96179

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
8479
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Raymondville, TX
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96179.
Registration record

N96179 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8479
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raymondville, TX
Certificate issued
2005-02-11
Airworthiness date
1959-03-09
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD634C
Mode S (octal)
53261514
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N96179.
  • 1964-03-01
    Accident at Flushing Mich, 22; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96179

N96179 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8479. It is registered to co-owners in Raymondville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 2005 and expires on December 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, dated March 9, 1959.

N96179 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-03-01 Accident · Flushing Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0536
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12D

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.