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N5243M

Taylorcraft BC12D-85

N5243M is a Taylorcraft BC12D-85, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Holtville, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 17, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 10, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Taylorcraft
Model
BC12D-85
Serial number
10543
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A69A97 (octal 51515227)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 17, 2004
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 10, 1955
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00082445

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Strahm Ralph E
Type
Co-owned
Address
2605 Holt Rd
Holtville, CA 92250-9643
Co-owners
Strahm Loren F / Strahm Roy W

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data