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
N95307	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-06-30	Valid
N43127	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-06-16	Valid
N43750	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-06-13	Valid
N43140	Taylorcraft BC12-D	G & J Enterprises Wasilla, Alaska	Standard	2014-05-19	Valid
N95878	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-05-02	Valid
N95137	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-04-30	Valid
N96190	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2014-04-02	Valid
N95784	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-03-26	Valid
N96695	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-03-26	Valid
N95753	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-03-04	Valid
N96556	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2014-02-13	Valid
N94977	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Tennessee	None on file	2014-02-10	Valid
N43498	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Lrh Equipment LLC Pendleton, Oregon	Standard	2014-01-27	Valid
N43741	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-01-21	Valid
N96539	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2014-01-13	Valid
N95026	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-12-11	Valid
N5221M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-11-19	Valid
N95916	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2013-11-13	Valid
N95524	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-09-27	Valid
N43166	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-09-26	Valid
N5019M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2013-09-19	Valid
N96653	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Skunkworks III Research INC Sebring, Florida	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N96980	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2013-08-14	Valid
N95987	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-25	Valid
N27599	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-06-11	Valid
N39933	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N95810	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-05-07	Valid
N96938	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-05-01	Valid
N5109M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N95582	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N96436	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2013-04-15	Valid
N43416	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-04-02	Valid
N95918	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2013-03-05	Valid
N5146M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-03-01	Valid
N39974	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2013-02-25	Valid
N43042	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-02-01	Valid
N95176	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2013-01-24	Valid
N43606	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Alaska Aviation Museum Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2013-01-18	Valid
N44044	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2013-01-17	Valid
N43269	Taylorcraft BC12-D	C & S Aerial Photography LLC Ponca, Nebraska	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N95645	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-01-10	Valid
N44054	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Mississippi	Experimental	2012-11-26	Valid
N43710	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Aero Ski Mfg CO INC Brooten, Minnesota	Standard	2012-11-21	Valid
N96254	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-11-02	Valid
N44263	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-10-31	Valid
N94921	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-07-30	Valid
N39233	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-07-17	Valid
N44343	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-06-13	Valid
N39996	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-06-05	Valid
N194KJ	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-06-01	Valid
N5606M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	None on file	2012-05-15	Valid
N94978	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	None on file	2012-05-04	Valid
N96074	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Hurlburt Douglas G Durand, Wisconsin	Standard	2012-04-18	Valid
N43356	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-04-14	Valid
N96896	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2012-04-13	Valid
N43210	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-04-12	Valid
N43890	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Skylink Aviation INC Florissant, Missouri	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N43178	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Barnstormers Aviation Club LLC Bay City, Michigan	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N96371	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-03-21	Valid
N43694	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N43714	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Crow LLC Lake Placid, Florida	Experimental	2012-02-08	Valid
N96636	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2012-01-12	Valid
N5186M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-12-27	Valid
N95771	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Herr Legacy LLC Boles, Arkansas	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N44272	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-11-14	Valid
N95920	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Iowa	None on file	2011-11-10	Valid
N43306	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Assend Dragon Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N44024	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-09-30	Valid
N96325	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-09-28	Valid
N95910	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Tale Dragons LLC Austin, Texas	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N96494	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-22	Valid
N95663	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-08-18	Valid
N95367	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-08-10	Valid
N96899	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-08-02	Valid
N43549	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2011-07-26	Valid
N95350	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-07-11	Valid
N95298	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Two LLC Paris, Maine	Standard	2011-07-07	Valid
N44492	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2011-07-05	Valid
N24443	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2011-05-27	Valid
N43329	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Songbird LLC Columbus, Georgia	Standard	2011-05-24	Valid
N96285	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2011-05-04	Valid
N43683	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2011-05-02	Valid
N96421	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-05-02	Valid
N95210	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-04-27	Valid
N96193	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-04-27	Valid
N95674	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-04-07	Valid
N96979	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-04-05	Valid
N43740	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-03-29	Valid
N95029	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-03-29	Valid
N95223	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Conner Brent F Medford, Oregon	Standard	2011-03-29	Valid
N95368	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-03-16	Valid
N95145	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-03-14	Valid
N39270	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2011-02-10	Valid
N5112M	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2011-02-08	Valid
N95546	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-01-18	Valid
N95258	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N94958	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-12-28	Valid
N96355	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-12-17	Valid
N4060A	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner California	None on file	2010-09-27	Valid
N43040	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2010-09-27	Valid