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Taylorcraft BC12D-85 · 1947 · Holtville, CA
N5243M is a 1947 Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (serial 10543), registered to Strahm Ralph E (co-owner) in Holtville, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1955 (71 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor C85 SERIES engine rated at 85 hp, the engine on 73% of registered Taylorcraft BC12D-85s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A69A97. It is one of 28 Taylorcraft BC12D-85 aircraft on the FAA registry. Strahm Ralph E holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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19 of the 26 registered Taylorcraft BC12D-85 carry this engine (73%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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