# N96368: 1946 Taylorcraft BCS12-D, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BCS12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-d) (registry code 8850318)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8668
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 3, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1980
- Last registry action: July 28, 2012
- Mode S code: AD6A96
- Owner when cancelled: [Sever Florian](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVER%20FLORIAN)
- Location: [Sitka, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sitka)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 56.9603° N, 135.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99835, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96368
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96368
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96368-2018-02-12

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 BCS12-D: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bcs12-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 ANC92LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA121), Aug 8, 1992: Taylorcraft BCS12-D (N96368), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE LARGE BOULDERS (OBJECTS) BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## 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 19920808029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920808029939A), Aug 8, 1992: Tcraft BCS12D (N96368), Sitka, AK, Substantial damage. Allowed aircraft to weathervane into crosswind on landing. Ran off runway into large rocks.

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