# N3120X: Bell 206L-3, registration cancelled 1995-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell 206L-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (registry code 1182108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51532
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1992
- Last registry action: May 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A350AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Petroleum Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETROLEUM%20HELICOPTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Harahan, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Harahan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9367° N, 90.2027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harahan, LA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3120X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3120X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120X-1995-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Bell 206L-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3.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 FTW92LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA070), Feb 15, 1992: Bell 206L-3 (N3120X), South Pelto #1, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL THE HELICOPTER DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS WERE THE FOG AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECEIVE A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## 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 19920215005759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215005759A), Feb 15, 1992: Bell 206L3 (N3120X), South Pelto 1, LA, Destroyed. Entered IMC VFR,got vertigo,lost control and entered water,moving backward. Pilot not IFR rated. No wx briefing.

## Other aircraft with N3120X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3120X): Fowles Randall K FLIGHTSTAR II SC, S/N 329, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1999-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3120X-1999-04-19): Raytheon B300, S/N FL220. Exported to São Tomé and Príncipe. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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