# N96265: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2017-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 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: 8565
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1971
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1983
- Last registry action: September 8, 2006
- Mode S code: AD66DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Goodson Gordon T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODSON%20GORDON%20T)
- Location: [Douglas, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Douglas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 58.2656° N, 134.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99824, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96265
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96265-2017-07-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 SEA71FWG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FWG23), Sep 28, 1970: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96265), Lowden, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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