# N96261: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1971-05-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 26, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8561
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1971
- Mode S code: AD66D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Dills David H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DILLS%20DAVID%20H)
- Location: [Kake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kake)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96261
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96261
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96261-1971-05-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ANC71DAD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD07), May 11, 1971: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96261), Sitka, AK, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N96261

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96261-2013-05-23): Bell UH-1B, S/N 61-0739. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Glendale Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLENDALE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE), [Glendale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Glendale)

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