# N5012Z: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, registration cancelled 1989-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H2SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H2SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45198
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Mode S code: A6405D
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5012Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5012Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5012Z-1989-08-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Helicopter Textron 206L-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1.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 FTW87LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA057), Feb 5, 1987: Bell 206L-1 (N5012Z), Matagorda 665, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## 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 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.

## Other aircraft with N5012Z

- [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)

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