# N96559: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 8859
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AD71E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Holmes Charles B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20CHARLES%20B)
- Location: [Cleveland, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6547° N, 94.5593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64734, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96559
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96559-2018-03-23

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 MKC68A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0044), Jan 7, 1968: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96559), Wolbach, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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