# N96544: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2009-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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: 8844
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1975
- Last registry action: April 30, 1977
- Mode S code: AD71BA
- Owners when cancelled: [Landis Steven N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANDIS%20STEVEN%20N), [Landis Marlin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANDIS%20MARLIN%20R)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1028° N, 85.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46815, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96544
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96544
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96544-2009-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA060), Aug 20, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12D (N96544), Fort Wayne, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19780820043241A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780820043241A), Aug 20, 1978: Tcraft BC12D (N96544), Fort Wayne, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flying through paper streamers.

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