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N5257M

Taylorcraft BC12-D

Valid Arkansas

N5257M is a Taylorcraft BC12-D, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Ashdown, Arkansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 3, 1998 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 10, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Taylorcraft
Model
BC12-D
Serial number
10557
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A69EDA (octal 51517332)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 3, 1998
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 10, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00712505

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hill Brian T
Type
Individual
Address
1338 Highway 108
Ashdown, AR 71822-9487

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