Single-engine piston

N96316

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8616
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nielson Curtis L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Grand Prairie, TX
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96316.
Registration record

N96316 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8616
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Nielson Curtis L + 1 co-owner
Grand Prairie, TX
Certificate issued
2024-05-25
Airworthiness date
1956-02-29
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD69E5
Mode S (octal)
53264745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N96316.
  • 1956-02-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96316

N96316 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8616. The FAA register lists Nielson Curtis L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Grand Prairie, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 25, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 February 29, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96316.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96316.

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.