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

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N72338	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-12-31	Valid
N2606N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-12-19	Valid
N76482	Cessna 120	St Louis Soaring Association Saint Louis, Missouri	Standard	2014-11-07	Valid
N2642N	Cessna 120	Charles Trower Aviation INC Scobey, Montana	Standard	2014-10-28	Valid
N76944	Cessna 120	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-09-17	Valid
N2539N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-09-09	Valid
N72997	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-13	Valid
N77282	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-08-01	Valid
N2882N	Cessna 120	White 120 LLC Galesburg, Kansas	Standard	2014-06-18	Valid
N89801	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N72482	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-06-06	Valid
N72425	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-06-03	Valid
N2955N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-06-02	Valid
N2908N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N1741V	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2014-04-03	Valid
N1849V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-03-31	Valid
N72759	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2014-03-27	Valid
N6208F	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	None on file	2014-02-20	Valid
N3678V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2014-02-03	Valid
N77244	Cessna 120	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-01-28	Valid
N72812	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-01-23	Valid
N77441	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-12-31	Valid
N76634	Cessna 120	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2013-12-23	Valid
N3112N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-11-13	Valid
N72433	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-11-13	Valid
N77486	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-11-13	Valid
N77412	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-10-23	Valid
N1807V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-09-23	Valid
N94Q	Cessna 120	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2013-06-04	Valid
N72441	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2013-05-09	Valid
N2016V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-05-07	Valid
N73021	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-03-22	Valid
N89837	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2013-03-14	Valid
N90089	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-03-04	Valid
N76932	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2013-01-18	Valid
N1888N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N77312	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Maryland	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N73086	Cessna 120	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-01-15	Valid
N2123V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2012-12-17	Valid
N2442N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-12-10	Valid
N77048	Cessna 120	Chapman Gary Milton, West Virginia	Standard	2012-10-03	Valid
N1770N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-10-01	Valid
N90044	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2012-09-26	Valid
N77008	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2012-09-25	Valid
N77333	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N76412	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-09-10	Valid
N120VW	Cessna 120	South Platte Flying Club LLC Kansas City, Missouri	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N1851V	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N1761N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N1805N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N1656V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-06-06	Valid
N3193N	Cessna 120	Aas LLC Ovid, Michigan	Standard	2012-05-23	Valid
N2900N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-05-17	Valid
N1757V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-05-16	Valid
N1947Z	Cessna 120	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2012-04-11	Valid
N1797N	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-15	Valid
N1873N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-09	Valid
N1755V	Cessna 120	Mcclean James Springfield, Missouri	Standard	2012-01-25	Valid
N76377	Cessna 120	Klutts Jerry Rockwall, Texas	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N76149	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2011-10-26	Valid
N48120	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2011-10-06	Valid
N3029N	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Dakota	None on file	2011-09-23	Valid
N89639	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-09-19	Valid
N1771N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-07	Valid
N2026N	Cessna 120	Tre Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2011-08-18	Valid
N44DH	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-07-21	Valid
N3167N	Cessna 120	Hoff Bros INC Idaho Falls, Idaho	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N1874N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-06-08	Valid
N2031V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-03-21	Valid
N2209N	Cessna 120	Ready Aim Flyer LLC New Castle, Delaware	Standard	2010-11-02	Valid
N73094	Cessna 120	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-09-09	Valid
N76207	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arkansas	None on file	2010-09-08	Valid
N1960V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2010-08-25	Valid
N90137	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-03-15	Valid
N89587	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-12-04	Valid
N2122V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2009-11-20	Valid
N57N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2009-09-15	Valid
N76000	Cessna 120	Crabb Ernest P Fairbanks, Alaska	Standard	2009-08-31	Valid
N76578	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2009-08-19	Valid
N77415	Cessna 120	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2009-08-18	Valid
N77335	Cessna 120	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2009-06-01	Valid
N4051N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2009-05-05	Valid
N1836N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2009-04-22	Valid
N71ZK	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2008-11-13	Valid
N2057V	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2008-10-14	Valid
N76137	Cessna 120	Casson Thomas Jacksonville, Illinois	Standard	2008-07-14	Valid
N1803V	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-05-20	Valid
N81064	Cessna 120	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2008-01-02	Valid
N2801N	Cessna 120	K & K Aircraft LLC Culver, Oregon	Standard	2007-10-12	Valid
N76450	Cessna 120	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2007-08-29	Valid
N77234	Cessna 120	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2007-06-12	Valid
N89833	Cessna 120	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-05-03	Valid
N77389	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2007-04-26	Valid
N1795N	Cessna 120	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2007-04-19	Valid
N1686V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2007-04-17	Valid
N1708V	Cessna 120	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2007-04-17	Valid
N72564	Cessna 120	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-02-13	Valid
N9718F	Cessna 120	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2007-01-10	Valid
N4079N	Cessna 120	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2007-01-09	Valid
N76203	Cessna 120	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2006-10-25	Valid