# N96876: 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 2015-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 9176
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 12, 1998
- Last registry action: June 7, 2001
- Mode S code: AD7D4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Criswell Mark F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRISWELL%20MARK%20F)
- Location: [Bettendorf, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Bettendorf)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5692° N, 90.4715° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52722, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96876
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96876
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96876-2015-05-13

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 CHI99FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA147), May 9, 1999: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N96876), Newton, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed resulting in a stall and spin into the ground.

## 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 19990509004699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990509004699A), May 9, 1999: Tcraft BC12D (N96876), Newton, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses state that the acft was flying in the vicinity of the family residence when it made a steep climb, nosed over, went into a spin, and crashed, the…

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