# N124J: 1980 Williams John B SKYBOLT JW-5, registration cancelled 2013-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Williams John B SKYBOLT JW-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-john-b-skybolt-jw-5) (registry code 05655DH)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 5
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 3, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1989
- Last registry action: February 25, 1998
- Mode S code: A06356
- Owner when cancelled: [Bittel Dudley P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITTEL%20DUDLEY%20P)
- Location: [Arlington, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Arlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6921° N, 97.0865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76014, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=124J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124J-2013-06-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Williams John B SKYBOLT JW-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-john-b-skybolt-jw-5.md

## 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 FTW91FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA089), Jun 2, 1991: Steen Skybolt JW5 (N124J), Grand Prairie, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM REFUELING AND MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE VS (STALL). A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

## 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 19910602018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910602018449A), Jun 2, 1991: Amtrsn SKYBOLT (N124J), Grand Prairie, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Ran out of fuel on local flight. Stalled clearing wires on turnback to airport. Not equipped with a fuel gauge.

## Other aircraft with N124J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124J): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 121269
- [Cancelled 1981-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N124J-1981-03-13): Williams John B JW-5 BARRACUDA, S/N 177, built 1977. Owner: [Williams John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20JOHN%20B), [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo)

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