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N96497

Taylorcraft BC12-D

N96497 is a Taylorcraft BC12-D, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Tri City INC, a corporation in Aulander, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 19, 2002 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated December 18, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Taylorcraft
Model
BC12-D
Serial number
8797
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
AD6EB5 (octal 53267265)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
November 19, 2002
Expires
November 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · December 18, 1956
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00504260

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Tri City INC
Type
Corporation
Address
140 Tri County Airport Rd
Aulander, NC 27805-9342

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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