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N439781946 Taylorcraft BC12-D

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2027
Based in
Greensboro, NC
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2010
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Taylorcraft Investments LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Greensboro, NC
Certificate issued
Jul 6, 2010
Expires
Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
May 15, 1957

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Taylorcraft
Model
BC12-D
Year
1946
Serial number
7637
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A547FB

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor A&C65 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
65 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2010 – nowTaylorcraft Investments LLCGreensboro, NC · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 14, 1987 · Towanda, PA

THE TAYLORCRAFT, N43978, COLLIDED WITH THE TAIL OF PIPER, N4889L WHILE BOTH WERE TAXIING TO RWY 22. THE PLT OF THE TAYLORCRAFT STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING PARALLEL TO THE RWY AND THE PIPER CAME FROM BEHIND AND TO THE LEFT TO CROSS IN FRONT OF HIM. THE PLT OF THE PIPER STATED THAT HE WAS TAXIING PARALLEL TO THE RWY WHEN THE TAYLORCRAFT RAN INTO THE RIGHT REAR PART OF HIS ACFT.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
NYC87LA176

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC87LA176)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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