# N5496V: Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 9230916, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 6505
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 1955
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1988
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A6FC99
- Registered owner: [Kaminski Charles D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAMINSKI%20CHARLES%20D)
- Location: [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7177° N, 118.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93534, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5496V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5496V

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX89LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA046), Nov 12, 1988: Univair Taylorcraft BC12-D (N5496V), Kawaihae, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19881111050399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881111050399A), Nov 11, 1988: Tcraft BC12D (N5496V), Kawaihae, HI, Substantial damage. Shut engine down to glide aircraft. No starter. Too low for dive start. Landed in a open field and struck a tree.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N5496V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5496V before.

- [Cancelled 1980-08-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5496V-1980-08-04): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0547. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), Zaventem

## Related

- Other Universal TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/universal-taylorcraft-bc12-d/aircraft.md

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