Models · Taylorcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D

1,225 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1941 to 2000; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. Alaska has the most (112). 10% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the BC12 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor A&C65 Series (1,051), Cont Motor C85 Series (67), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (24)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 78 mph
Maker on the register: Taylorcraft
Registered: earliest certificate May 17, 1962; newest August 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Alaska112Texas92California63Ohio60Michigan53Minnesota50Wisconsin49Florida44New York38North Carolina38Oregon36Missouri33

Who owns them registrant type

Individual957 (78%)Co-owned145 (12%)LLC62 (5%)Corporation41 (3%)Partnership16 (1%)Non-citizen corporation2 (0.2%)Not stated1 (0.1%)Non-citizen co-owned1 (0.1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
BC12-D	1,011	1940 to 2000	82.5%
BC12-65	104	1941 to 1955	8.5%
BC12-D1	76	1946 to 1954	6.2%
BC12D-85	28	1939 to 1949	2.3%
BC12D-4-85	6	1939 to 1950	0.5%

When they were built by decade · 277 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid1,203 (98%)Sale reported8 (0.7%)Reports overdue3 (0.2%)Pending cancellation3 (0.2%)Pending3 (0.2%)Revoked2 (0.2%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard1,171 (96%)None on file37 (3%)Experimental11 (0.9%)Special flight permit2 (0.2%)Restricted2 (0.2%)Multiple2 (0.2%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC4Skunkworks III Research INC2Missions Unlimited Of Oregon INC DBA2Alaska Aviation Museum2Wren Aircraft LLC1Wjc Aviation LLC1Willaims Fertilizer Services LLC1Wightman Joseph1Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1Waller County Aviation Museum1W&L Aviation LLC1Vx Aircraft Services LLC1

Fleet pages: Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC · Alaska Aviation Museum · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Waller County Aviation Museum

Accident history NTSB records · 155 cases since 1982, 28 fatal

2026-08-02CEN26LA277 · BC12-D N43665 · accident near Boyceville, WI · serious injuries

2025-05-18ANC25LA039 · BC12-D1 N44473 · accident near Willow, AK · no injuries

2024-09-07CEN24LA341 · BC12-D N95078 · accident near Trojan, SD · no injuries

2024-05-17ANC24FA032 · BC12-D N95744 · accident near Nondalton, AK · 2 killed

2024-02-25ERA24LA123 · BC12-D N43892 · accident near Moultonborough, NH · no injuries

2023-12-23WPR24LA069 · BC12-D N43415 · accident near Whitefish, MT · no injuries

2023-11-11ERA24LA032 · BC12-65 N29868 · accident near Columbia, TN · minor injuries

2023-09-13ANC23LA077 · BC12-D N95250 · accident near Palmer, AK · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 155 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,225 as of October 2, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Taylorcraft BC12s?

Alaska, with 112.

Who owns the Taylorcraft BC12?

10% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,225

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N39900	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2001-03-28	Valid
N94952	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2001-02-27	Valid
N5482M	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2001-01-05	Valid
N5207M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2000-11-29	Valid
N96834	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-11-07	Valid
N43153	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2000-10-06	Valid
N95905	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Cushing Aero Service INC Red Wing, Minnesota	Standard	2000-09-20	Valid
N43705	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-07-27	Valid
N39150	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-07-17	Valid
N43437	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2000-07-11	Valid
N43028	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-06-14	Valid
N29851	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-03-30	Valid
N44428	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2000-01-07	Valid
N95909	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2000-01-03	Valid
N96995	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-11-18	Valid
N96072	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1999-11-01	Valid
N44283	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1999-10-05	Valid
N95901	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1999-09-17	Valid
N44072	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1999-08-30	Valid
N44064	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-08-26	Valid
N95323	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-08-21	Valid
N96406	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1999-08-06	Valid
N96121	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1999-07-21	Valid
N44496	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Co-owned owner Arkansas	Standard	1999-06-22	Valid
N96210	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-06-02	Valid
N95503	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1999-05-17	Valid
N96806	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1999-03-04	Valid
N36296	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	1998-10-20	Valid
N95969	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-10-05	Valid
N5033M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-17	Valid
N94968	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1998-08-29	Valid
N95398	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1998-08-18	Valid
N5257M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	1998-08-03	Valid
N96046	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1998-07-16	Valid
N43645	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	1998-05-13	Valid
N94903	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1998-03-21	Valid
N44304	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1998-01-29	Valid
N96080	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1997-08-16	Valid
N95866	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-08-04	Valid
N43281	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-07-24	Valid
N95667	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1997-07-11	Valid
N43827	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Cas Aerobatic LLC Carthage, Missouri	Standard	1997-03-06	Valid
N43874	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-01-09	Valid
N43295	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1996-11-15	Valid
N36084	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Wightman Joseph Mc Henry, Illinois	Standard	1996-08-29	Valid
N96502	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1996-08-19	Valid
N43500	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1996-07-17	Valid
N95673	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	1996-05-23	Valid
N43469	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	1996-05-20	Valid
N5122M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1996-05-09	Valid
N95555	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-04-03	Valid
N95325	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-03-11	Valid
N96611	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	1996-03-05	Valid
N4958S	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	1996-03-02	Valid
N36459	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1996-02-27	Valid
N95389	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	1996-02-24	Valid
N5281M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1996-02-03	Valid
N33943	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1996-01-27	Valid
N43572	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1996-01-19	Valid
N95025	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-11-15	Valid
N95597	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-10-24	Valid
N96012	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1995-10-13	Valid
N43807	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	1995-08-19	Valid
N36464	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1995-08-12	Valid
N95074	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1995-06-14	Valid
N43686	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	None on file	1995-05-30	Valid
N43346	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1995-01-06	Valid
N94953	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1994-12-28	Valid
N5629M	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1994-12-14	Valid
N44224	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1994-10-25	Valid
N96781	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-09-02	Valid
N44114	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1994-08-17	Valid
N44368	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-03-21	Valid
N29748	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-02-16	Valid
N7700C	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1993-11-03	Valid
N95601	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1993-09-07	Valid
N96953	Taylorcraft BC12-D	She Rat Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	1993-08-06	Valid
N43980	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1993-07-27	Valid
N43730	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-07-21	Valid
N22CD	Taylorcraft BC12D-85	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1993-07-15	Valid
N34073	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N5174M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-05-18	Valid
N96662	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	1993-01-14	Valid
N43290	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Stephenson R Glen Southport, North Carolina	Standard	1992-12-02	Valid
N96850	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1992-11-19	Valid
N95209	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1992-10-05	Valid
N95735	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1992-08-20	Valid
N5045M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	1992-05-13	Valid
N96538	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-04-25	Valid
N43324	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	1992-02-03	Valid
N36060	Taylorcraft BC12-65	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	1992-01-27	Valid
N95917	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1992-01-22	Expired
N5210M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	1991-12-26	Valid
N95827	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1991-11-21	Valid
N96535	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1991-10-08	Valid
N43189	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1991-10-01	Valid
N33989	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Gorreck August A Lisbon, Connecticut	Standard	1991-09-30	Valid
N96144	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	1991-09-05	Valid
N29694	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1991-08-20	Valid
N96404	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1991-03-12	Valid