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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N72189 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2006-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2110V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2006-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1731V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2006-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1748N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2006-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2906N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2006-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2870N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2006-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90061 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2006-05-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1945N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2006-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90065 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Missouri |
None on file | 2005-10-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N547ET | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2005-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76786 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2005-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120X | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2005-06-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76345 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1901N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2005-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4023N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2005-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73034 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-11-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76948 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2004-09-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2062V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2004-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89658 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2004-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2926N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1751N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2004-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2533N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2003-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3130N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2002-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1712N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2002-07-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76304 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2002-07-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1773N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2002-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76826 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2002-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2681N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2002-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72568 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2001-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54JG | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2001-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2359N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2001-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72544 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2001-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2896N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2001-04-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4181N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2001-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77446 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2001-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1819N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2000-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76558 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2000-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76470 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2000-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1696V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2000-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77351 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2000-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3157N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2000-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3114N | Cessna 120 |
Classic Aviation INC Pella, Iowa |
Standard | 2000-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1829N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2000-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76365 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2000-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72457 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1999-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3120N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1999-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2814N | Cessna 120 |
Grahn Victor A JR Bellevue, Michigan |
Standard | 1999-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1951V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 1999-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76530 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 1999-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1715N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1999-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72540 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1999-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4236N | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 1999-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1985V | Cessna 120 |
Miller William H JR Blue Mound, Illinois |
Standard | 1998-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4267N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1998-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89563 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 1998-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72682 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1998-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1829V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1998-05-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3163N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1997-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76239 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 1997-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2374N | Cessna 120 |
Autoair Research INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1997-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4001N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
None on file | 1997-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2592N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1996-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1835V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 1996-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2478N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1996-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4095N | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner New Mexico |
Standard | 1996-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89974 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 1996-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76253 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 1996-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77356 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1996-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2081V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 1995-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73029 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 1995-06-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2462N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 1995-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1928N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1995-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2089V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 1994-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120CW | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1994-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72221 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1994-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72556 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1994-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1721N | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Standard | 1994-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2492N | Cessna 120 |
Albert Lea Airport INC Albert Lea, Minnesota |
Standard | 1994-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7086Q | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner South Dakota |
None on file | 1993-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72715 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1993-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89682 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1993-04-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2613N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 1992-11-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76257 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 1992-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2401N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1992-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72201 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 1992-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1845N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1992-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76196 | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1991-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76682 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 1991-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4211N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 1991-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2660N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1991-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2834N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1991-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1995V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 1991-05-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1786N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1991-01-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2037V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Restricted | 1991-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4266N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 1990-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1867N | Cessna 120 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 1990-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2898N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 1990-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77457 | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1989-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1883N | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 1989-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2475V | Cessna 120 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 1989-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |