Single-engine piston

N96850

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
9150
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dos Palos, CA
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96850.
Registration record

N96850 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
9150
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dos Palos, CA
Certificate issued
1992-11-19
Airworthiness date
1979-10-11
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD7CFE
Mode S (octal)
53276376
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-11-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N96850.
  • 1979-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-11-23
    Accident at Chico,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96850

N96850 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 9150. It is registered to an individual in Dos Palos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 19, 1992 and expires on December 31, 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 (normal), dated October 11, 1979.

N96850 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-11-23 Accident · Chico,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4765
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.