# N1072S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 27, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1072S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1072S

## Aircraft that carried N1072S

- [Cancelled 1990-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1072S-1990-04-27): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45326. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N1072S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC06CA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA117), May 23, 2006: Cameron Balloons Z-120 (N1072S), Montvale, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to arrest an excessive descent rate prior to ground contact, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor in the accident were the wind gusts.
- [NTSB LAX89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA073), Dec 21, 1988: Bell 206L-1 (N1072S), Oakland, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOTS INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITITIONS FROM WHICH HE INADVERTENTLY DESCENDED INTO THE WATER AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1072S (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20060522009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060522009969A), May 22, 2006: Camron Z120 (N1072S), Montvale, VA. (-23) The pilot made a hard landing during a commercial operation. One of the four passengers sustained two broken ankles. There was no damage to the balloon.
- [Accident 19881220065189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881220065189A), Dec 20, 1988: Bell 206L1 (N1072S), Oakland, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into bay shortly after night takeoff in fog and rain. Helicopter not equipped for IFR. Pilot not current.

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