# N120PL: Bell TH-57

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell TH-57](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-57) (registry code 1180823, 5 seats)
- Serial number: 163341
- Type: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-shaft
- Certificate issued: May 10, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A05502
- Registered owner: [State University Of Iowa](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20UNIVERSITY%20OF%20IOWA)
- Location: [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6484° N, 91.5968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52246, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120PL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120PL

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Bell TH-57)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N120PL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N120PL.

## 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 N120PL

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N120PL before.

- [Cancelled 2008-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120PL-2008-08-25): Long Patrick VANS ACFT RV-4, S/N 656, built 2004. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Long Patrick G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20PATRICK%20G), [Bay City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Bay%20City)

## Related

- Other Bell TH-57 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-th-57/aircraft.md

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