# N120BA: Icon A5 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Icon A5](https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5) (registry code 06001A7, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593) - Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 00052 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: 4 cycle - Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane - Airworthiness date: September 14, 2018 - Certificate issued: January 31, 2024 - Expires: January 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A053CC - Registered owner: [South Coast Marine LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20COAST%20MARINE%20LLC) - Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 33.0188° N, 117.1241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92127, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120BA - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120BA From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912 IS model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Icon A5) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series) - [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026 - [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025 - [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025 ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N120BA. ## NTSB investigations on N120BA not matched to an aircraft (1) 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 FTW01LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA091), Mar 31, 2001: de Havilland DHC-3 (N120BA), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb. Contributing factors were the pilot's exceeding aircraft weight and balance limits and the dust devil. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N120BA. ## Reports on N120BA not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N120BA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 20010331007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010331007179A), Mar 31, 2001: Dhav DHC3 (N120BA), Decatur, TX, No damage. (-23)On March 31, 2001, at 1215 CST, a Dehavilland DHC-3 aircraft, N120BA, owned and operated bishop aviation, inc., in Decatur, Texas climbed several feet… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) None matched to this aircraft's models. ## Earlier aircraft with N120BA The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N120BA before. - [Cancelled 2012-04-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120BA-2012-04-26): Eurocopter France EC120B, S/N 1121, built 2000. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Bell Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20AVIATION%20INC), [West Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/West%20Columbia) ## Related - Other Icon A5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/icon-a5/aircraft.md - The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.