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AttributeTAYLORCRAFT BC
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineContinental A-50-1
Horsepower50 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1939
Production end1941
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed79 KTAS
Range350 nm
Service ceiling11,900 ft
Climb rate385 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)38 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load530 lb
Full-fuel payload458 lb
Max takeoff weight1,150 lb
Empty weight620 lb
Usable fuel12 gal
Fuel burn at cruise2.8 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$19,000
Price, high$35,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time42
Active fleet17
Median year built1941.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months2
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record1—
Severity2—
Access3—
Support42.8 of 10
Liquidity5—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)6—
  1. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 9.09.
  3. Access: class median 974.
  4. Support: class median 81.
  5. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  6. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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