# N122BA: Bel-Aire 2000

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bel-Aire 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/bel-aire-2000) (registry code 0560662, 3 seats)
- Serial number: 001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A05B3A
- Registered owner: [Knot Speed Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOT%20SPEED%20LTD)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=122BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122BA

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 (Bel-Aire 2000)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA12LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA349), May 20, 2012: Belcher, Gerald C BEL Aire 2000 (N122BA), Tyre, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20120520007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120520007659A), May 20, 2012: Bel-Aire Aviation Inc 2000 (N122BA), Seneca Falls, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot departed on initial flight from a farmers field {N43 09 42.5 W076 50 06.7 } with newly purchased experimental aircraft that had not flown for a year.…

## 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 N122BA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N122BA before.

- [Cancelled 1991-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122BA-1991-04-08): Semco Balloon T, S/N SEM122. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [First National Bk Of Atlanta](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20NATIONAL%20BK%20OF%20ATLANTA), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## Related

- Other Bel-Aire 2000 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bel-aire-2000/aircraft.md

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