# N96885: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1965-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1965
- 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: 9185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 20, 1959
- Mode S code: AD7D6C
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson R E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20R%20E)
- Location: [Clitherall, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Clitherall)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96885
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96885-1965-05-21

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 UNK64X0416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0416), Feb 1, 1964: Taylorcraft BC12D (N96885), Henning Minn, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N96885

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96885): Cessna 182Q, S/N 18266887, built 1979

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