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 · 1,011 BC12-D (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N44005	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N96056	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N96848	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-10-11	Valid
N43497	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-10-03	Valid
N96519	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-10-03	Valid
N95036	Taylorcraft BC12-D	American Aviation II LLC Peyton, Colorado	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N44047	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2024-09-16	Valid
N95182	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-08-27	Valid
N43729	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2024-08-22	Valid
N95195	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-08-19	Valid
N96352	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-08-19	Valid
N36483	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-08-17	Valid
N96015	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-08-14	Valid
N95806	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-08-08	Valid
N95742	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-08-05	Valid
N49368	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2024-07-27	Valid
N43785	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-07-26	Valid
N96124	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-07-22	Valid
N96796	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Harris Aviation LLC Tallahassee, Florida	Standard	2024-07-20	Valid
N43713	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N95090	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-06-26	Valid
N39158	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Bauer Power LLC Russellville, Arkansas	Standard	2024-06-22	Valid
N95875	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Louisiana	Standard	2024-06-19	Valid
N43172	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N95096	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner	Standard	2024-06-09	Valid
N96767	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N96237	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-06-07	Valid
N96910	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-05-31	Valid
N96316	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Nielson Curtis L Grand Prairie, Texas	Standard	2024-05-25	Valid
N5196M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2024-05-15	Valid
N622SE	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Washington	None on file	2024-05-08	Valid
N95955	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2024-05-08	Valid
N95134	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2024-05-07	Valid
N39919	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Olinde Aerospace LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida	Standard	2024-05-03	Valid
N39203	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Krv LLC Los Altos, California	Standard	2024-04-14	Valid
N5200M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-04-06	Valid
N96346	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-04-06	Valid
N43067	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-03-29	Valid
N95833	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-03-23	Valid
N95252	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Harris Joel E Saratoga, California	Standard	2024-03-12	Valid
N96592	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2024-03-10	Valid
N44291	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-03-06	Valid
N95169	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2024-03-01	Valid
N43781	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Non-citizen co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-02-23	Reports overdue
N43402	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N95332	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-02-19	Valid
N39266	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-02-18	Valid
N95792	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-02-09	Valid
N95932	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2024-01-28	Valid
N39972	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-01-26	Valid
N43279	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2024-01-22	Valid
N95553	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-01-20	Valid
N39141	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2024-01-17	Valid
N95250	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2024-01-09	Valid
N43107	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-01-08	Valid
N69MA	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	2024-01-03	Valid
N43415	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2023-12-26	Valid
N96941	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N96963	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-05	Valid
N96196	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N96540	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-11-17	Valid
N43143	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-11-14	Valid
N96269	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	None on file	2023-11-12	Valid
N39932	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-11-10	Valid
N99662	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-11-10	Valid
N19461	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	None on file	2023-11-08	Valid
N94914	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N5130M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2023-11-04	Valid
N96875	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-10-27	Valid
N95110	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-10-26	Valid
N6642N	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N96097	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-10-25	Valid
N5249M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Wjc Aviation LLC Englewood, Florida	Standard	2023-10-23	Valid
N44243	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-10-21	Valid
N43893	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-10-11	Valid
N95870	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-10-06	Valid
N43119	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-10-05	Valid
N95525	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-10-04	Valid
N6600N	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-25	Valid
N94984	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N95823	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-23	Valid
N44342	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2023-09-18	Valid
N96282	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-09-17	Valid
N95600	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2023-09-13	Valid
N5065M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-09-05	Valid
N5029M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2023-08-30	Valid
N95149	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2023-08-27	Valid
N95957	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	None on file	2023-08-25	Valid
N43684	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N96820	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N43392	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-08-07	Valid
N95605	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Texas	None on file	2023-08-04	Valid
N96234	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-08-02	Valid
N5004M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2023-07-26	Valid
N39904	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-07-23	Valid
N95567	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N96473	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-07-18	Valid
N43892	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Flynjack Aviation LLC Woodbridge, Virginia	Standard	2023-07-11	Valid
N43199	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-06-22	Valid
N95132	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-06-22	Valid