# N5012Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 7, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5012Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5012Z

## Aircraft that carried N5012Z

- [Cancelled 1989-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012Z-1989-08-07): Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, S/N 45198. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1974-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012Z-1974-03-08): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-8626. Owner: [Brewster O L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREWSTER%20O%20L), [Choudrent, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Choudrent)

## NTSB investigations on N5012Z (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 FTW87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA057), Feb 5, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N5012Z), Matagorda 665, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW72FRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRJ22), Apr 14, 1972: Piper PA-22 (N5012Z), Downsville, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5012Z (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 19870205001779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870205001779A), Feb 5, 1987: Bell 206L1 (N5012Z), Rockport, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot called mayday shortly after leaving platform. Hit water hard in upright position and sank. Severed tail boom.

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