Single-engine piston

N96399

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
8699
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Mount Pleasant, MI
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96399.
Registration record

N96399 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8699
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mount Pleasant, MI
Certificate issued
2017-02-28
Airworthiness date
1958-04-25
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6B00
Mode S (octal)
53265400
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N96399.
  • 1968-09-14
    Accident at Up.Sandusky,Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96399

N96399 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8699. It is registered to co-owners in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 28, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 April 25, 1958.

N96399 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-09-14 Accident · Up.Sandusky,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3568
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D

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.