# N96897: Taylorcraft BC12-D, registration cancelled 1978-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 1978
- 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: 9197
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1959
- Mode S code: AD7D91
- Owner when cancelled: [Houston Wm Ralph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20WM%20RALPH)
- Location: [Ludlow, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ludlow)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96897
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96897-1978-08-23

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 IAD78FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ14), Jun 11, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12D (N96897), Liberty, NC, 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 19780611022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611022589A), Jun 11, 1978: Tcraft BC12D (N96897), Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel tanks empty. Witnesses observed plt consuming several beers dwo flts afternoon same day.

## Other aircraft with N96897

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96897-2012-12-10): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276130, built 1984. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Ghaznavi Dari DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GHAZNAVI%20DARI%20DBA), [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)

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