Single-engine piston

N96285

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8585
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Benton, KS
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96285.
Registration record

N96285 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8585
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Benton, KS
Certificate issued
2011-05-04
Airworthiness date
1956-01-07
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6722
Mode S (octal)
53263442
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N96285.
  • 1956-01-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96285

N96285 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8585. It is registered to co-owners in Benton, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2011 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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 January 7, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96285.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96285.

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.