# N8120H: 1989 Nanchang China CJ-6, registration cancelled 2017-04-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6) (registry code 05628VC)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 48-21
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2006
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: AB132A
- Owner when cancelled: [Mclaughlin Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLAUGHLIN%20TERRY)
- Location: [Salem, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Salem)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0066° N, 123.1117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97304, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8120H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8120H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-2017-04-18

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 Nanchang China CJ-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6.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 SEA06LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA133), Jul 3, 2006: Nanchang China CJ-6 (N8120H), Brewster, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine's three planetary gears for undetermined reasons. A factor contributing to the accident was the tree orchard.

## 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 20060702012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060702012939A), Jul 2, 2006: Nancng CJ6 (N8120H), Brewster, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) During cruise flight, pilot heard/felt a couple of bangs, engine RPM increased to 4000 and quit. Pilot elected to attempt landing at Anderson field…

## Other aircraft with N8120H

- [Cancelled 1997-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-1997-01-13): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016138. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Laron Enterprises Incorporated DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LARON%20ENTERPRISES%20INCORPORATED%20DBA), [Concord, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Concord)
- [Cancelled 1963-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8120H-1963-10-31): Hiller HJ-1, S/N 2001. Owner: [Hiller Helicopters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20HELICOPTERS), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

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