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    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft BC / BF / BL / DC / DCO / DF / DL / L-2 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:BC-12D-4-85
    Construction Number:08504
    Last Civil Registration:N96204
    Compressed ID:Taylorcraft BC-12D-4-85 cn 08504 cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hochstetler Derice, Port Alsworth, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a BC-12D-4-85.

    By 12 May 1968

    To unknown owner with c/r N96204.

    12 May 1968

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Sitka, AK, United States.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 22 August 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N96204.

    22 August 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Yakutat, AK, United States. The time was 1730 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Yakutat Airport. The flight departed from Sitka, AK, stopping at Yakutat, AK, on the way to Lituya Bay, AK. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on final approach to land. There was an unspecified incident on touch down. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced landing on a seaplane base or heliport...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 September 1973

    Certificate of airworthiness for N96204 (BC12D-4-85, 8504) issued.

    29 September 2004

    To unknown owner with c/r N96204.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Pilot Point, AK.

    1 February 2017

    To Clint R. Anelon, Iliamna, AK keeping c/r N96204.

    29 May 2020

    Civil registration, N96204, cancelled.

    9 January 2024

    To Hochstetler Derice, Port Alsworth, AK keeping c/r N96204.

    20 March 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N96204.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Iliamna, AK.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier is based on
    unreviewed imported data.
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