Single-engine piston

N120LF

1984 Homebuilt GT-400

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1984
Serial
1042
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spring Valley, CA
Registration record

N120LF on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt GT-400
Serial
1042
Engines
Rotax 503 DCDI
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spring Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-02-20
Airworthiness date
2007-03-03
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A054B2
Mode S (octal)
50052262
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-23
    Accident at Chula Vista, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N120LF.
  • 2007-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N120LF

N120LF is a 1984 Homebuilt GT-400, serial number 1042. It is registered to an individual in Spring Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 DCDI engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated March 3, 2007.

N120LF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-03-23 Accident · Chula Vista, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR26LA148
Reported aircraft: Quicksilver GT-400
Probable cause: The pilot s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent runway excursion.
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.