Single-engine piston

N96556

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8856
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Artesian, SD
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96556.
Registration record

N96556 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8856
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Artesian, SD
Certificate issued
2014-02-13
Airworthiness date
1956-07-09
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD71DF
Mode S (octal)
53270737
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).
  • 2014-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N96556.
  • 1956-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96556

N96556 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8856. It is registered to an individual in Artesian, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2014 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 July 9, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96556.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96556.

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.