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
N72105	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2023-02-22	Valid
N72496	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-02-21	Valid
N76040	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-02-21	Valid
N90133	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N89567	Cessna 120	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-02-17	Valid
N1717N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-10	Valid
N76654	Cessna 120	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2023-02-08	Valid
N76868	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-02-08	Valid
N3185N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2023-01-27	Valid
N2410N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-01-24	Valid
N89809	Cessna 120	Individual owner New York	Standard	2023-01-21	Valid
N76278	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-01-05	Valid
N1866N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-12-19	Valid
N3008N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-10	Valid
N76518	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2022-12-10	Valid
N90004	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-10	Valid
N120Y	Cessna 120	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2022-12-01	Valid
N76189	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2022-11-25	Valid
N72904	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-11-24	Valid
N76324	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-11-12	Valid
N869AB	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2022-11-11	Valid
N81044	Cessna 120	Air Transport INC Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2022-11-03	Valid
N1947V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-11-01	Valid
N1798N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-10-06	Valid
N1819V	Cessna 120	Sparebanc LLC Appleton, Minnesota	Standard	2022-09-24	Valid
N89938	Cessna 120	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2022-09-06	Valid
N2340N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-08-31	Valid
N76546	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-08-10	Valid
N3082N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-08-06	Valid
N4276N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-08-05	Valid
N2078V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N77248	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-05-28	Valid
N77454	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-05-19	Valid
N4162N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-05-18	Valid
N1761V	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N72977	Cessna 120	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N81084	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-04-09	Valid
N1646V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2022-03-24	Valid
N2131V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-03-21	Valid
N4007N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-02-03	Valid
N3019N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2022-01-08	Valid
N77325	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2021-12-28	Valid
N4013N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-11-19	Valid
N72674	Cessna 120	Beech O Sphere LLC Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2021-11-18	Valid
N3690V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-03	Valid
N333CM	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2021-10-27	Valid
N76778	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-10-20	Valid
N72360	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-09-30	Valid
N73009	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-09-23	Valid
N1952V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-09-21	Valid
N1989V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2021-09-16	Valid
N120KF	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-08-11	Valid
N4146N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-08-07	Valid
N77428	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2021-08-07	Valid
N2469N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-07-28	Valid
N1745V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-07-19	Valid
N2376N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2021-06-26	Valid
N3161N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2021-06-23	Valid
N1843V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-05-24	Valid
N1909N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2021-05-15	Valid
N3132N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-05-11	Valid
N72354	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-04-29	Valid
N76630	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2021-04-19	Valid
N1826N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-04-14	Valid
N1844N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-04-09	Valid
N89550	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-04-08	Valid
N2395N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-04-05	Valid
N76750	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Delaware	Standard	2021-03-31	Valid
N1746N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-03-30	Valid
N120L	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2021-03-13	Valid
N77447	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-02-08	Valid
N4021N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-25	Valid
N72155	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-23	Valid
N120MZ	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-01-16	Valid
N2830N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-01-08	Valid
N89925	Cessna 120	Dirigo Aerospace Solutions LLC Sumner, Maine	Standard	2021-01-05	Valid
N76798	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-11-30	Valid
N1858N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-11-05	Valid
N89958	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N1906N	Cessna 120	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2020-09-02	Valid
N2886N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-08-31	Valid
N1794N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N89765	Cessna 120	Miller Aviation INC Norton, Kansas	Standard	2020-08-22	Valid
N76774	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-08-17	Valid
N2557N	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2020-08-13	Valid
N72536	Cessna 120	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2020-08-13	Valid
N3017N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2020-08-08	Valid
N2595N	Cessna 120	Nampa Taildragger Flying Club INC Nampa, Idaho	Standard	2020-07-07	Valid
N72900	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2020-07-07	Valid
N77176	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-06-22	Valid
N77196	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-05-28	Valid
N77488	Cessna 120	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-04-20	Valid
N72185	Cessna 120	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2020-04-17	Valid
N2815N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-04-08	Valid
N76542	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-04-07	Valid
N76685	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-18	Valid
N4071N	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-03-17	Valid
N1823N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-03-04	Valid
N1672V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-03-02	Valid
N76428	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2020-01-16	Valid