Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Cessna 120

662 on the U.S. register. Built from 1946 to 2001; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. California has the most (68). 14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 120 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor C85 Series (603), Cont Motor C90 Series (20), Lycoming 0-235 Series (9)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 90 mph
Maker on the register: Cessna
Registered: earliest certificate August 22, 1963; newest October 1, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California68Texas64Florida39Alaska28Arizona27Washington25Michigan24Wisconsin22Missouri20Georgia20Oregon19Minnesota19

Who owns them registrant type

Individual498 (75%)Co-owned73 (11%)LLC45 (7%)Corporation28 (4%)Partnership16 (2%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.2%)Government1 (0.2%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
120	662	1946 to 2001	100.0%

When they were built by decade · 129 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid652 (98%)Sale reported5 (0.8%)Pending4 (0.6%)Canceled1 (0.2%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard649 (98%)None on file12 (2%)Restricted1 (0.2%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC2Dirigo Aerospace Solutions LLC2Beech O Sphere LLC2White 120 LLC1Weatherproof Montana LLC1Tropic Aviation Services INC1Tre Aviation CORP1Tango Thirty One Aero Clube INC1St Louis Soaring Association1Sparkys Flying Service LLC1Sparebanc LLC1Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee1

Fleet pages: Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC · Dirigo Aerospace Solutions LLC · Beech O Sphere LLC · Weatherproof Montana LLC · Tre Aviation CORP · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 120 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

662 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 120s?

California, with 68.

Who owns the Cessna 120?

14% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 662

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N72981	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2024-10-28	Valid
N1917N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-10-24	Valid
N77140	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-10-22	Valid
N1758N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-10-11	Valid
N1775N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2024-10-01	Valid
N2813N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2024-09-30	Valid
N2890N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2024-09-27	Valid
N72135	Cessna 120	Tropic Aviation Services INC Indiantown, Florida	Standard	2024-09-24	Valid
N630SA	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2024-08-29	Valid
N89942	Cessna 120	Hawgwild Aviation & Holdings LLC Kansas City, Missouri	Standard	2024-08-18	Valid
N1894N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-08-16	Valid
N72169	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-08-14	Valid
N2475N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-08-06	Valid
N77493	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-07-29	Valid
N2518N	Cessna 120	Little Birdy Aviation LLC San Antonio, Texas	Standard	2024-07-25	Valid
N77480	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-07-19	Valid
N2391N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-07-09	Valid
N77230	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2024-07-01	Valid
N2985N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-06-14	Valid
N72305	Cessna 120	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2024-06-11	Valid
N72747	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-06-08	Valid
N77257	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-05-28	Valid
N72552	Cessna 120	Johnson Aviation & Restoration LLC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2024-05-21	Valid
N1958V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-05-20	Valid
N5253D	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nevada	None on file	2024-05-20	Valid
N2014V	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2024-05-09	Valid
N120JS	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2024-05-08	Valid
N76169	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-04-25	Valid
N1812N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2024-04-21	Valid
N77376	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-04-19	Valid
N72808	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2024-04-17	Valid
N2817N	Cessna 120	Eagles Nest Projects Wisonsin Burlington, Wisconsin	Standard	2024-04-11	Valid
N4292N	Cessna 120	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-04-07	Valid
N2589N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-03-21	Valid
N72932	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N72989	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2024-03-15	Valid
N1818N	Cessna 120	Firth Thomas H IV Sonora, California	Standard	2024-03-07	Valid
N73066	Cessna 120	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2024-03-04	Valid
N2757N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2024-02-27	Valid
N89982	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2024-02-13	Valid
N89785	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-02-03	Valid
N1944N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2024-02-02	Valid
N72719	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-01-31	Valid
N1823V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2024-01-29	Valid
N2765N	Cessna 120	Adverse Yaw LLC Erie, Colorado	Standard	2024-01-28	Valid
N1791N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2024-01-23	Valid
N2702N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-01-20	Valid
N2773N	Cessna 120	Midwest Corporate Air INC Bellefonatine, Ohio	Standard	2023-12-20	Valid
N1813V	Cessna 120	Codingflyboy LLC Hayward, California	Standard	2023-12-19	Valid
N2476V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-12-17	Valid
N89510	Cessna 120	K & M Aviation LLC West Liberty, Kentucky	Standard	2023-12-15	Valid
N2966N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-12-11	Valid
N2714N	Cessna 120	Miss May Aviation INC Brookfield, Massachusetts	Standard	2023-12-02	Valid
N4154N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-11-29	Valid
N77016	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-11-15	Valid
N120V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2023-11-12	Valid
N2111V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2023-11-08	Valid
N3104N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2023-11-01	Valid
N1793N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2023-10-31	Valid
N89709	Cessna 120	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2023-10-14	Valid
N1844V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-10-13	Valid
N77494	Cessna 120	Brisi CO Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2023-10-12	Valid
N77132	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2023-10-09	Valid
N4161N	Cessna 120	Kjv Aviation INC Brentwood, California	None on file	2023-09-28	Valid
N2965N	Cessna 120	Allen Scott A Bend, Oregon	Standard	2023-09-25	Valid
N76048	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-09-18	Valid
N120PG	Cessna 120	Silver Rock Completions LLC Wausau, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-09-16	Valid
N72650	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-09-15	Valid
N89990	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-09-07	Valid
N1767V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N2792N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-09-01	Valid
N72173	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-08-28	Valid
N72863	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-08-18	Valid
N77360	Cessna 120	Beech O Sphere LLC Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2023-08-09	Valid
N20285	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-07-19	Valid
N2684N	Cessna 120	Air & Sea Leasing INC Cahokia, Illinois	Standard	2023-07-09	Valid
N72560	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2023-06-29	Valid
N76550	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-06-24	Valid
N77224	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-06-15	Valid
N2968N	Cessna 120	Dream Waco LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Standard	2023-06-14	Valid
N1834N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2023-06-12	Valid
N76834	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2023-06-12	Valid
N2279N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2023-06-06	Valid
N4081N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-05-07	Valid
N72163	Cessna 120	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2023-05-01	Valid
N799TL	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-30	Valid
N2799N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-04-27	Valid
N77239	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2023-04-27	Valid
N1766N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-04-22	Valid
N1605V	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-04-20	Valid
N77473	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-04-17	Valid
N1897N	Cessna 120	Nasw Foundation Rio Grande, New Jersey	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N76806	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2023-04-05	Valid
N76742	Cessna 120	N76742 LLC Waynesboro, Virginia	Standard	2023-03-27	Valid
N76113	Cessna 120	Denison Aviation INC Atlantic, Iowa	Standard	2023-03-13	Valid
N89498	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N76060	Cessna 120	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2023-03-06	Valid
N76506	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-03-06	Valid
N76710	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2023-03-04	Valid
N3684V	Cessna 120	Hollywood Biplane LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Standard	2023-03-03	Valid