Cessna 120 accidents

The NTSB database holds 576 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 120, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 47 of them were fatal (8%), and 71 people died.

The deadliest year was 1965, with 12 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (236 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

29 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 398 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

576

Records

Fatal

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 547 of 576 can be placed (398 approximate)

By decade

1960s 218

1970s 180

1980s 58

1990s 38

2000s 34

2010s 33

2020s 15

Where these happened

United States 570 Canada 2 Mexico 2 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Alpine FLG CLB 2 Newton Flying 2 Turner Avtn 2 Derby Fly Club 1 Mayfield Bruce J 1 Gary Barbato 1

All 576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 Sep 2016	Cessna 120 N3580V	North Collins, New York, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 May 1968	Cessna 120 CF-KUE	Phoneton, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
18 Apr 1965	Cessna 120 N77380	Plaquemine la, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
7 Aug 1992	Cessna 120 N1947N	Maple, Wisconsin, United States	Day, Daniel M. & Patrick K.	Fatal	2
21 Mar 1991	Cessna 120 N4117N	Simsbury, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Korsen, Richard	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1986	Cessna 120 N89789	Marlton, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1985	Cessna 120 N1812V	Afton, Virginia, United States	Robert A. Gosnell	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1985	Cessna 120 N9058Y	Irwindale, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1979	Cessna 120 N72504	Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1977	Cessna 120 N2346N	San Ramon, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
22 Nov 1975	Cessna 120 N3593V	Warner Robins, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1973	Cessna 120 N1719N	Columbia, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
17 Nov 1973	Cessna 120 N3754V	Wiggins, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1970	Cessna 120 N89865	Marietta, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1970	Cessna 120 N3570V	Whitney, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
18 Oct 1969	Cessna 120 N72392	Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1968	Cessna 120 N77168	Princeton, Florida, United States approximate position	Miami Revival	Fatal	2
3 Sep 1967	Cessna 120 N1800N	Tracy, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
12 Dec 1965	Cessna 120 N89805	Kingman Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
17 Jul 1965	Cessna 120 N22412	Brooksville Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1965	Cessna 120 N168D	Albuquerque N Mex, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
9 Mar 2014	Cessna 120 N76856	Carson City, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	1
24 Sep 2011	Cessna 120 N3101N	Cordele, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	1
7 Aug 2005	Cessna 120 N627DM	Chiloquin, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	1
21 May 1993	Cessna 120 N2976N	Crawford, Nebraska, United States	Ronald Brodowicz/Vera Virchow	Fatal	1
18 Oct 1991	Cessna 120 N120MK	Olancha, California, United States	Kaplan Michael A	Fatal	1
22 Mar 1986	Cessna 120 N77483	Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
20 Oct 1979	Cessna 120 N2854N	Vassar, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
6 Jul 1979	Cessna 120 N2777N	Madison, South Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
28 Oct 1978	Cessna 120 N1811V	Covington, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
2 Aug 1978	Cessna 120 N16DF	Kimball, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1978	Cessna 120 N1959V	Abilene, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1977	Cessna 120 N77359	Riverside, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Dec 1976	Cessna 120 N90193	Sheridan, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
19 Dec 1974	Cessna 120 N2124V	Wasco, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
27 Apr 1974	Cessna 120 N76072	Verona, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Jul 1970	Cessna 120 N77269	Ringgold, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
1 Aug 1969	Cessna 120 N90109	Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
24 Aug 1968	Cessna 120 N76424	Braintree, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
13 May 1968	Cessna 120 N90081	Monida, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 May 1968	Cessna 120 N2357N	Z, Unknown/Not Reported not on the map	-	Fatal	1
29 Mar 1967	Cessna 120 N2705N	Covelo, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
8 Sep 1965	Cessna 120 N76416	Garland, Texas, United States approximate position	Pro-Dent, Inc.	Fatal	1
3 Sep 1965	Cessna 120 N76173	Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
11 Jul 1965	Cessna 120 N1772N	Cayucos Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
13 Dec 1964	Cessna 120 N1708V	Anaheim Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1964	Cessna 120 N2860N	Indian Grove Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	1
20 Feb 2026	Cessna 120 N72904	Kneeland, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Aug 2025	Cessna 120 N3151N	Taylor, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Feb 2025	Cessna 120 N3080N	Arcadia, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-