Drone (small UAS)

N120SC

DJI Avata

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1581F4QWB22A400303P5
Class
Drone (small UAS)
Engines
4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
St Charles Parish Sheriffs Office (Government)
Based
Luling, LA
Registration record

N120SC on the FAA register

Type
DJI Avata
Serial
1581F4QWB22A400303P5
Engines
4
Registered owner
St Charles Parish Sheriffs Office
Luling, LA
Certificate issued
2023-11-28
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A05545
Mode S (octal)
50052505
Weight class
UAV under 55 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N120SC to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-18
    N120SC previously assigned to a Swearingen SA-226AT (s/n AT067); cancelled.
  • 1992-08-17
    N120SC previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 (s/n 3420); cancelled.
Overview

About N120SC

N120SC is a DJI Avata, serial number 1581F4QWB22A400303P5. The FAA register lists St Charles Parish Sheriffs Office as the registrant in Luling, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 28, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a drone (small uas).

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N120SC. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-06-03 Accident · Dayton, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA14CA276
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA 226AT — a different aircraft that carried the N120SC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.
2008-02-05 Accident · Ankeny, IA Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI08CA074
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226AT — a different aircraft that carried the N120SC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the snow on the runway and the snowbank.

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.