N43898

Valid registration

1946 TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D

Fixed wing single engineGranger, INRegistered Jan 10, 2026

N43898 is a 1946 Taylorcraft BC12-D (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 7557, registered in Granger, IN. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2033; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2032. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 1,010 BC12-D aircraft in the FAA registry, 25 of them registered in Indiana. About 5% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresJan 31, 2033

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Jan 31, 2033
Registrant type
Individual
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Granger, IN
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Grand Rapids FSDO (GRR FSDO) · 616-974-2500
Certificate issued
Jan 10, 2026
Last FAA action
Jan 10, 2026
Mode S code (hex)
A5448A
Mode S code (octal)
51242212
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
TAYLORCRAFT
Model
BC12-D
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-696 (Taylorcraft 2000 LLC)
Year manufactured
1946
Serial number
7557
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard

Public airports near Granger

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Elkhart Municipal
Elkhart, IN
KEKM7 miTowered100LL, A
Mishawaka Pilots Club
Elkhart, IN
3C18 miNon-towered-
Jerry Tyler Memorial
Niles, MI
3TR8 miNon-towered100LL

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

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