# N5120B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: June 24, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5120B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5120B

## Aircraft that carried N5120B

- [Cancelled 2015-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-2015-06-24): Bailot Norman P PERCEPTOR SUPER PUP, S/N 133. First renewal notice. Owner: [Bailot Norman P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILOT%20NORMAN%20P), [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)
- [Cancelled 2002-03-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-2002-03-22): Boeing CH 47SD, S/N M4142. Exported to Taiwan. Owner: [Boeing Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20CO), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- [Cancelled 1997-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120B-1997-02-11): Bell 47G-2, S/N 1941. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Joyner Enterprises L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOYNER%20ENTERPRISES%20L%20L%20C), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N5120B (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 MKC90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA088), Apr 18, 1990: Bell 47 (N5120B), Oakdale, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SLIPPING ROTOR DRIVE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY COMPANY PERSONNEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE STATIC WIRES IN THE PATH.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5120B (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 19900418010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900418010139A), Apr 18, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N5120B), Oakdale, MN, Substantial damage. Engine overspeed. Autorotated to hard landing. Just out of annual had worn out clutch assembly and parts.

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