# N96797: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1982-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 9097
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 18, 1975
- Last registry action: January 18, 1982
- Mode S code: AD79DA
- Owners when cancelled: [Grand Rapids School Of The](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAND%20RAPIDS%20SCHOOL%20OF%20THE), [Bible And Music](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIBLE%20AND%20MUSIC), [Twitty Patsy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWITTY%20PATSY%20B), [Plumb Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLUMB%20DONALD%20J), [Farmer Keith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER%20KEITH), [Humes Craig](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUMES%20CRAIG)
- Location: [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9457° N, 85.6138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49506, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96797
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96797-1982-01-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA023), Feb 16, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12D (N96797), Lowell, MI, destroyed, 1 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 19780216008619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216008619A), Feb 16, 1978: Tcraft BC12D (N96797), Lowell, MI, Destroyed

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