N120AX (Vans Aircraft INC RV-12) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 12, 2005.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 2023 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N120AX.

October 17, 2001Accident
The captain's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude which resulted in impact with terrain during an instrument landing approach.
Embraer 120ER
The captain's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude which resulted in impact with terrain during an instrument landing approach. Full accident record
October 16, 2001Accident
The captain and first officer were conducting a localizer DME back course approach to runway 36 in a twin-engine turboprop airplane during a night cargo flight under IFR conditions. The minimum visibility for the approach was one mile, and the minimum descent altitude (MDA) was 460 feet msl (338 feet agl).
Embraer EMB-120 Brasília
The captain's continued descent below the minimum descent altitude which resulted in impact with terrain during an instrument landing approach. Full accident record