# N96698: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1972-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8998
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 20, 1969
- Mode S code: AD7624
- Owner when cancelled: [West Coast Aerial Adversing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20COAST%20AERIAL%20ADVERSING%20CO)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96698
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96698-1972-11-20

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 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 OAK70FVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVA01), Jan 8, 1970: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96698), Visalia, CA, destroyed

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