# N96401: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8701
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1955
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1981
- Last registry action: January 14, 1989
- Mode S code: AD6D74
- Owners when cancelled: [Tracy Donald G DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRACY%20DONALD%20G%20DBA), [Don Tracy & Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DON%20TRACY%20%26%20ASSOC)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96401
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96401
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96401-2015-04-30

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 ANC82DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG36), Jun 19, 1982: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96401), Settlers Bay, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19820619034469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619034469A), Jun 19, 1982: Tcraft BC12D (N96401), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported left brake locked on touch and go. Airplane veered off runway and inverted in a ditch.

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