# N94909: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9309
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 31, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 28, 2011
- Last registry action: March 8, 2017
- Mode S code: AD3111
- Owner when cancelled: [Minish Woodrow H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MINISH%20WOODROW%20H)
- Location: [Commerce, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Commerce)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2229° N, 83.3938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30530, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94909
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=94909
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94909-2020-10-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylorcraft BC12-D: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d.md

## 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 ERA18FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA149), May 21, 2018: Taylorcraft BC12 (N94909), Commerce, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to effectively mitigate an accumulation of carburetor ice, which resulted in an undetected partial loss of engine power and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.

## 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 20180521005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180521005699A), May 21, 2018: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N94909), Commerce, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On 21 may 2018 at or about 1910 eastern standard time aircraft N94909 a 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D crash landed in a sparsely wooded area. The airplane was…

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