# N96202: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 8502
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1956
- Last registry action: December 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AD6607
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6477° N, 117.5350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99224, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96202
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96202
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96202-2013-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (2)

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 SEA95LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA098), May 11, 1995: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT USED AND AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DIVERTED ATTENTION, AND CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.
- [NTSB SEA89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA101), Jun 6, 1989: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP AND NOSE OVER. THE CROSSWIND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19950511010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950511010969A), May 11, 1995: Tcraft BC12D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Banked. Wing stalled. Impacted. Cartwheeled. No engine defects. Serious carb icing.
- [Accident 19890605020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605020679A), Jun 5, 1989: Tcraft BC12D (N96202), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Ground looped and nosed over while practicing wheel landings in the tail wheel aircraft.

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