Single-engine piston

N96978

Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
9278
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Georgetown, DE
 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96978.
Registration record

N96978 on the FAA register

Type
Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
9278
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Georgetown, DE
Certificate issued
2017-04-06
Airworthiness date
1955-08-28
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD8103
Mode S (octal)
53300403
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N96978.
  • 1955-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N96978

N96978 is a Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 9278. It is registered to an individual in Georgetown, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 6, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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 August 28, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96978.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96978.

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.