# N96023: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2017-07-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 7, 2017
- 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: 8323
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1997
- Last registry action: January 13, 2010
- Mode S code: AD5EE0
- Owner when cancelled: [French Harry E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRENCH%20HARRY%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Alexandria, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Alexandria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.2742° N, 92.4671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96023-2017-07-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA066), Feb 23, 1992: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96023), Gibson Island, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE WITH WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH WATER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO…

## 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 19920223003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223003329A), Feb 23, 1992: Tcraft BC12D (N96023), Gibson Island, MD, Substantial damage. Flew low over river. Dragged a wing in the water. Aircraft flipped over.

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