Single-engine piston

N96C

1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
8973
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Abilene, TX
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D
Representative photo of a Taylorcraft BC-12D. Not a photo of N96C.
Registration record

N96C on the FAA register

Type
1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA: Taylorcraft BC12-D)
Serial
8973
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Abilene, TX
Certificate issued
2025-09-09
Airworthiness date
1966-06-23
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD59FF
Mode S (octal)
53254777
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N96C.
  • 1966-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N96C

N96C is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D (FAA model BC12-D), serial number 8973. It is registered to an individual in Abilene, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 June 23, 1966.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N96C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N96C.

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.