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
2 Jun 1964	Cessna 120 N76185	Sylacauga Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
31 May 1964	Cessna 120 N2560N	Rankin Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
30 May 1964	Cessna 120 N5N	Folkstown Ga, Georgia, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 May 1964	Cessna 120 N77208	Watervliet Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
13 May 1964	Cessna 120 N72779	Grants N Mex, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 May 1964	Cessna 120 N81070	Coalville Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
3 May 1964	Cessna 120 N2507N	Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1964	Cessna 120 N2391N	Okla City Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 May 1964	Cessna 120 N77377	Nenana Alas, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Apr 1964	Cessna 120 N3601V	Pontiac Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Apr 1964	Cessna 120 N89901	MacOn Miss, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1964	Cessna 120 N4256N	Monroeville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1964	Cessna 120 N1913N	Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Apr 1964	Cessna 120 N2888N	Robbinsdale Minn, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1964	Cessna 120 N1795N	Lane Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N90004	Frederick Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N1771N	Cuthbert Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N1700V	Big Bear Cy Calif, California, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
6 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N3570V	Metamora Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N1734N	Orlando Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Feb 1964	Cessna 120 N76782	Wabash Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jan 1964	Cessna 120 N73050	Harrisonville Mo, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Jan 1964	Cessna 120 N2946N	Lowell Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Jan 1964	Cessna 120 N1867N	Seagoville Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Jan 1964	Cessna 120 N2374N	Van Nuys Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jan 1964	Cessna 120 N73038	Denver Colo, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-