Plane Crash List

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, Mexico and Canada.

427 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

576
Records
47
Fatal
71
Deaths
8%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 149 of 576 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 218
1970s 180
1980s 58
1990s 38
2000s 34
2010s 33
2020s 15

Where these happened

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

Operators involved

Turner Avtn 2 Alpine FLG CLB 2 Newton Flying 2 Dough Livgren 1 Williams, David E. 1 Business Mens 1

All 576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Feb 1981 Cessna 120
N1828V
 Mexico Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
22 Feb 1981 Cessna 120
N72346
 Bolivar, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Jan 1981 Cessna 120
N77434
 Philomath, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 Jan 1981 Cessna 120
N77320
 Erie, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Nov 1980 Cessna 120
N77351
 La Porte City, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
9 Nov 1980 Cessna 120
N89765
 Aurora, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Aug 1980 Cessna 120
N3032N
 Afton, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
14 Jun 1980 Cessna 120
N1756V
 Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 May 1980 Cessna 120
N72812
 Union, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 May 1980 Cessna 120
N1728N
 Egegik, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Mar 1980 Cessna 120
N72193
 Camp Hill, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
4 Mar 1980 Cessna 120
N1885N
 Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Feb 1980 Cessna 120
N76542
 Square Lake, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Dec 1979 Cessna 120
N44BM
 Lawn, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 Dec 1979 Cessna 120
N4009N
 Peoria, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Nov 1979 Cessna 120
N90085
 Leedey, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Sep 1979 Cessna 120
N72433
 Tallahassee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Sep 1979 Cessna 120
N3000N
 Riverton, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
17 Aug 1979 Cessna 120
N1891N
 Fredericktown, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
20 Jul 1979 Cessna 120
N3138N
 Kents Hill, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Jun 1979 Cessna 120
N1845N
 Lagrange, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Nov 1978 Cessna 120
N2757N
 Englewood, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 Jul 1978 Cessna 120
N1885N
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Mar 1978 Cessna 120
N120JA
 Richland, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Sep 1977 Cessna 120
N2687N
 Chester, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Sep 1977 Cessna 120
N1373Z
 Bryson City, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
27 Aug 1977 Cessna 120
N72101
 N.kingstown, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
9 Aug 1977 Cessna 120
N1946N
 Limerick, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Aug 1977 Cessna 120
N1785N
 Boonville, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Jul 1977 Cessna 120
N3067N
 Bristow, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Jun 1977 Cessna 120
N1825V
 Woodbridge, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Jun 1977 Cessna 120
N3104N
 Jackson, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Jun 1977 Cessna 120
N73066
 Logansport, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 May 1977 Cessna 120
N2684N
 Santa Rosa, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Mar 1977 Cessna 120
N77048
 Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Feb 1977 Cessna 120
N4276N
 Downsville, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jan 1977 Cessna 120
N76278
 Dawsonville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 Dec 1976 Cessna 120
N120Y
 Salome, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Nov 1976 Cessna 120
N2239N
 Corona, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Nov 1976 Cessna 120
N388R
 Forest City, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Oct 1976 Cessna 120
N1980V
 Waldron, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
2 Oct 1976 Cessna 120
N77407
 Crane, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Aug 1976 Cessna 120
N1808N
 Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 May 1976 Cessna 120
N76630
 Covington, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Apr 1976 Cessna 120
N2942N
 St Simon Is, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Apr 1976 Cessna 120
N89925
 Wiscasset, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Apr 1976 Cessna 120
N1775V
 Mason, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
28 Feb 1976 Cessna 120
N77243
 Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
15 Feb 1976 Cessna 120
N2099V
 Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
12 Feb 1976 Cessna 120
N1676V
 Stormville, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -