Single-engine piston

N96216

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
8516
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum (Corporation)
Based
Port Townsend, WA
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96216.
Registration record

N96216 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8516
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Port Townsend Aero Museum
Port Townsend, WA
Certificate issued
2018-12-03
Airworthiness date
1964-07-23
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD662E
Mode S (octal)
53263056
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N96216.
  • 1971-07-16
    Accident at Sucia Island,Wash, 47; damage: minor.
  • 1964-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96216

N96216 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8516. The FAA register lists Port Townsend Aero Museum as the registrant in Port Townsend, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028.

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 July 23, 1964.

N96216 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-07-16 Accident · Sucia Island,Wash, 47 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 1304
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BCS12D
Probable cause: . PAX WALKED INTO ROTATING PROP. PAX WASNT WARNED.

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.