# N96857: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2013-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Taylorcraft BC12-D](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-bc12-d) (registry code 8850316)
- Engine: [Continental A80 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a80-series) (registry code 17006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-696](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-696), [TCDS TC 217](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20217) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 9157
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1958
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1987
- Last registry action: May 5, 1994
- Mode S code: AD7D05
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Jeremy S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20JEREMY%20S)
- Location: [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.3715° N, 150.9989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99669, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96857
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96857-2013-05-23

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 ANC87LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA072), May 25, 1987: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96857), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19870524015889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870524015889A), May 24, 1987: Tcraft STCBC (N96857), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck trees immediately following recovery from a spin maneuver.

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