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N5489M

Taylorcraft BC12-D1

Valid Michigan

N5489M is a Taylorcraft BC12-D1, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Rapid River, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 2, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 13, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Taylorcraft
Model
BC12-D1
Serial number
10789
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
78 mph
Transponder code
A6F943 (octal 51574503)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 2, 2016
Expires
August 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 25, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 13, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00973315

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Houseman David L
Type
Individual
Address
12501 Church P1 Rd
Rapid River, MI 49878

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