# N96768: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1980-11-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 3, 1980
- 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: 9068
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1975
- Mode S code: AD7972
- Owner when cancelled: [El Paso Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20PASO%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96768
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96768
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96768-1980-11-03

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 FTW75FPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG20-136887), Sep 15, 1974: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N96768), Jacksonville, AR, destroyed

## 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 19740915030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740915030569A), Sep 15, 1974: Tcraft BC12D (N96768), Jacksonville, AR, Destroyed. Plt attmptd steep angl clmb out,lo arspd. Too close bhnd dprtng acft

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