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
N4212N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N4231N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2019-12-30	Valid
N76292	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2019-12-20	Valid
N89954	Cessna 120	Aviation Consulting Management Enterprises LLC Bryant, Arkansas	Standard	2019-11-13	Valid
N72610	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-12	Valid
N1974V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2019-10-29	Valid
N1853V	Cessna 120	Mid Michigan Aviation LLC Owosso, Michigan	Standard	2019-10-28	Valid
N77453	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-08-19	Valid
N3524V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-08-01	Valid
N2490N	Cessna 120	Cessna N24909N LLC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2019-06-27	Valid
N72908	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2019-06-17	Valid
N77028	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-06-17	Valid
N1754N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2019-05-28	Valid
N1890N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-23	Valid
N89690	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-04-19	Valid
N1783V	Cessna 120	Mark Uhlman Dpe LLC Perry, Oklahoma	Standard	2019-04-18	Valid
N120DC	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-04-15	Valid
N90185	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-04-03	Valid
N4132N	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2019-03-18	Valid
N1797V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-03-15	Valid
N76980	Cessna 120	Acme Aircraft Leasing Mt LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2019-03-07	Valid
N1817V	Cessna 120	Harper James J Miller, Missouri	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N2126V	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2019-03-02	Valid
N72867	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-02-14	Valid
N62643	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2019-02-06	Valid
N2672N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2019-01-29	Valid
N77266	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-11-06	Valid
N76844	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-09-06	Valid
N2032V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-08-31	Valid
N72101	Cessna 120	Tango Thirty One Aero Clube INC Mckinney, Texas	Standard	2018-08-28	Valid
N2675N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2018-08-13	Valid
N2930N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2018-08-07	Valid
N76284	Cessna 120	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2018-07-26	Valid
N120TU	Cessna 120	Paula LLC Ault, Colorado	Standard	2018-07-24	Valid
N77475	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-07-06	Valid
N90028	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-06-29	Valid
N72256	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-06-27	Valid
N4029N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2018-05-15	Valid
N72775	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-04-24	Valid
N4262N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2018-04-19	Valid
N72139	Cessna 120	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-04-03	Valid
N2481N	Cessna 120	C M & K Enterprises INC Brandon, Mississippi	Standard	2018-02-14	Valid
N2983N	Cessna 120	Cmr Aviation LLC Perry, Utah	Standard	2018-02-12	Valid
N2406N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2018-01-09	Valid
N4242M	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-01-08	Valid
N2932N	Cessna 120	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2017-12-20	Valid
N3091N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-12-19	Valid
N4257N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-12-18	Valid
N4176N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-12-15	Valid
N2938N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-11-27	Valid
N4252N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-11-16	Valid
N76381	Cessna 120	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2017-10-19	Valid
N2982N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-10-18	Valid
N120HT	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2017-09-20	Valid
N76093	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-09-19	Valid
N1839V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-09-05	Valid
N77382	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-08-25	Valid
N1847N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-07-27	Valid
N2097V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-07-13	Valid
N4166N	Cessna 120	Round Robin Aviation INC Benton, Kansas	Standard	2017-06-16	Valid
N3191N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2017-04-24	Valid
N77291	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-04-12	Valid
N77315	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-03-30	Valid
N2324N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-03-22	Valid
N1843N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2017-03-17	Valid
N1670V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2017-03-02	Valid
N89530	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-02-21	Valid
N2516N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2017-02-08	Valid
N1703N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2017-01-09	Valid
N89996	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N4087N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-11-22	Valid
N89777	Cessna 120	C&D D LLC Conway Springs, Kansas	Standard	2016-11-22	Valid
N89598	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-21	Valid
N4286N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-11-07	Valid
N1611V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-10-21	Valid
N1891N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-10-11	Valid
N2771N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N77363	Cessna 120	Jazz Air LLC Melbourne, Florida	Standard	2016-08-25	Valid
N77403	Cessna 120	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-06-24	Valid
N2103V	Cessna 120	Penz Racing CO Braselton, Georgia	Standard	2016-05-02	Valid
N76219	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2016-03-17	Valid
N3040N	Cessna 120	Jenison Timothy P Shavano Park, Texas	Standard	2016-03-16	Valid
N1988V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-02-29	Valid
N2139V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-02-29	Valid
N76121	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-02-08	Valid
N77463	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-02-04	Valid
N2554N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-01-25	Valid
N2066V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2015-11-30	Valid
N72548	Cessna 120	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2015-10-22	Valid
N72245	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-09-28	Valid
N76282	Cessna 120	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2015-09-17	Valid
N3085N	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2015-09-16	Valid
N89861	Cessna 120	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2015-06-11	Valid
N2735N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-05-04	Valid
N90117	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2015-04-08	Valid
N1853N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-04-07	Valid
N2115V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-03-31	Valid
N2924N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-03-24	Valid
N120JN	Cessna 120	Olufsen Niels Lakeway, Texas	Standard	2015-03-20	Valid
N76848	Cessna 120	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2015-01-07	Valid