Single-engine piston

N96970

1946 Universal Taylorcraft BCS12D85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
9270
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Delta Junction, AK
Registration record

N96970 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Universal Taylorcraft BCS12D85
Serial
9270
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Delta Junction, AK
Certificate issued
2022-01-05
Airworthiness date
1957-04-11
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD80FB
Mode S (octal)
53300373
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N96970.
  • 1957-04-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96970

N96970 is a 1946 Universal Taylorcraft BCS12D85, serial number 9270. It is registered to co-owners in Delta Junction, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 11, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96970.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96970.

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.