Single-engine piston

N96980

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
9280
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dover, DE
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96980.
Registration record

N96980 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
9280
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2013-08-14
Airworthiness date
1956-02-15
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD811E
Mode S (octal)
53300436
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N96980.
  • 1956-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96980

N96980 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 9280. It is registered to an individual in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2013 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 February 15, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96980.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96980.

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.