Single-engine piston

N96497

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8797
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tri City Inc (Corporation)
Based
Aulander, NC
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96497.
Registration record

N96497 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8797
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Tri City Inc
Aulander, NC
Certificate issued
2002-11-19
Airworthiness date
1956-12-18
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6EB5
Mode S (octal)
53267265
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N96497.
  • 1956-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96497

N96497 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8797. The FAA register lists Tri City Inc as the registrant in Aulander, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 2002 and expires on November 30, 2028.

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 December 18, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96497.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96497.

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.