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 records · 165 cases since 1982, 12 fatal

2026-09-23CEN26LA323 · 120 N1888N · accident near Llano, TX · no injuries

2026-02-20WPR26LA106 · 120 N72904 · accident near Kneeland, CA · no injuries

2025-08-24WPR25LA265 · 120 N3151N · accident near Taylor, AZ · no injuries

2025-02-28ERA25LA140 · 120 N3080N · accident near Arcadia, FL · no injuries

2024-04-21ANC24LA025 · 120 N77032 · accident near Talkeetna, AK · no injuries

2023-01-25CEN23LA098 · 120 N73034 · accident near Eagle River, WI · no injuries

2022-09-05WPR22LA336 · 120 N77257 · accident near Scappoose, OR · minor injuries

2022-07-30CEN22LA358 · 120 N2902N · accident near Mecosta, MI · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 165 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

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 · 662 120 (all versions)

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