N96863
N96863 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12-D built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 23, 1951. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled March 23, 1951
- Serial number
- 9163
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 28, 1948
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Hosclaw F E (Individual)
Auburn, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N96863
CHI89DEM06Accident on August 8, 1989 at Manistee, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15286026
THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT, AND THE AIRCRAFT'S SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER DURING THE FORCED LANDING ROLL.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site