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Taylorcraft BC12-D: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Taylorcraft BC12-D — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

1,011currently registered

80average age (years)

1946median model year

2seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

85.1NTSB events per 1,000 registered

86NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Taylorcraft BC12-D aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Taylorcraft BC12-D aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Alaska	90
Texas	75
California	58
Ohio	50
Michigan	45
Minnesota	41

Taylorcraft BC12-D airframes with a public accident record

These Taylorcraft BC12-D aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N121BX · 1 record prior tail number
N43549 1946 · 1 record prior tail number
N462TC 1946 · 1 record prior tail number
N5028M 1946 · 1 record prior tail number
N622SE · 1 record prior tail number
N43529 1946 · 2 records
N49368 1946 · 2 records
N64518 1946 · 2 records
N95078 1946 · 2 records
N95250 1946 · 2 records
N95356 · 2 records
N95176 1946 · 1 record
N95744 1946 · 1 record

Other Taylorcraft models

DCO-65 · 195 registered
BL-65 · 134 registered
BC-65 · 109 registered
BC12-65 · 104 registered
BC12-D1 · 76 registered
DC-65 · 49 registered
A · 28 registered
BC12D-85 · 28 registered

Was this Taylorcraft BC12-D ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Taylorcraft BC12-D that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Taylorcraft BC12-D by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24