# N96420: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12D-85, registration cancelled 2018-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12D-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85) (registry code 8850322)
- 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: 8720
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1998
- Last registry action: July 12, 2011
- Mode S code: AD6DB9
- Owners when cancelled: [Malanka Gerald J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALANKA%20GERALD%20J%20DBA), [Statewide Building Contractors](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATEWIDE%20BUILDING%20CONTRACTORS)
- Location: [Kotzebue, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kotzebue)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 67.2486° N, 161.0407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99752, within about 36 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96420
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96420
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96420-2018-01-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 BC12D-85: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12d-85.md

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