Single-engine piston

N96861

1946 Taylorcraft BC12D-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
9161
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hailey, ID
Registration record

N96861 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC12D-85
Serial
9161
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hailey, ID
Certificate issued
2017-03-01
Airworthiness date
1957-09-18
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD7D22
Mode S (octal)
53276442
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
435 nm
Cruise (type)
83 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N96861.
  • 1957-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96861

N96861 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12D-85, serial number 9161. It is registered to an individual in Hailey, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 1, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 83 knots and a range of about 435 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 18, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96861.

Cruise
83 kt
Range
435 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Taylorcraft BC12D-85 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96861.

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.