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 Phillip J. Ulrich 1 Dough Livgren 1 Williams, David E. 1

All 576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Jan 1976 Cessna 120
N2404N
 Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Jan 1976 Cessna 120
N72904
 Angwin, California, United States
no coordinates
 Derby Fly Club Minor injuries -
17 Dec 1975 Cessna 120
N2138V
 Crab Orchard, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
30 Nov 1975 Cessna 120
N76396
 Morgan Hill, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
20 Oct 1975 Cessna 120
N1809N
 Athens, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
4 Jul 1975 Cessna 120
N1886N
 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
18 May 1975 Cessna 120
N2912N
 San Antonio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 May 1975 Cessna 120
N73058
 Topeka, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 Mar 1975 Cessna 120
N3748V
 Advance, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Twin Lakes CLA No injuries -
2 Mar 1975 Cessna 120
N2838N
 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Feb 1975 Cessna 120
N2279N
 Dallas Center, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Roger Parker Minor injuries -
20 Jan 1975 Cessna 120
N2980N
 Moses Lake, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Jan 1975 Cessna 120
N2111V
 Milford, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 Dec 1974 Cessna 120
N76235
 Golden Meadow, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Dec 1974 Cessna 120
N77429
 Kodiak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1974 Cessna 120
N89982
 East Tawas, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Dec 1974 Cessna 120
N2571N
 Sodus, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 Oct 1974 Cessna 120
N2339N
 Burlington, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Oct 1974 Cessna 120
N2481N
 Stockbridge, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Sep 1974 Cessna 120
N1875N
 Dawson, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 Sep 1974 Cessna 120
N2224N
 Carmi, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
14 Sep 1974 Cessna 120
N2948N
 Paw Paw, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Jul 1974 Cessna 120
N72384
 N.richlnd Hls, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jul 1974 Cessna 120
N1749N
 Douglas, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N89678
 Keosauqa, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
27 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N1769V
 Altheimer, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
18 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N1762N
 Manito, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
14 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N1883N
 Hampton, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N2702N
 Monett, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Jun 1974 Cessna 120
N90004
 N Bass Islnd, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Defiance Air S No injuries -
19 May 1974 Cessna 120
N3157N
 MacOmb, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
1 May 1974 Cessna 120
N2386N
 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
19 Apr 1974 Cessna 120
N76554
 Flushing, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
10 Apr 1974 Cessna 120
N76385
 Apple Vly, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Mar 1974 Cessna 120
N2928N
 White Mntn, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 Dec 1973 Cessna 120
N2447N
 Wilber, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Nov 1973 Cessna 120
N77212
 Emigrnt Gap, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Oct 1973 Cessna 120
N76610
 Troy, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Oct 1973 Cessna 120
N4085N
 Stockbridge, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
16 Sep 1973 Cessna 120
N72606
 Ulen, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
22 Aug 1973 Cessna 120
N76562
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Aug 1973 Cessna 120
N76245
 Okauchee, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
10 Aug 1973 Cessna 120
N2099V
 House Springs, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Jul 1973 Cessna 120
N76586
 Valley City, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
19 Jun 1973 Cessna 120
N3118N
 Dewitt, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
12 Jun 1973 Cessna 120
N76726
 Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 May 1973 Cessna 120
N3089N
 Councl Bluff, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Apr 1973 Cessna 120
N89913
 Shelby, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Shelby Aviatio No injuries -
30 Mar 1973 Cessna 120
N76474
 Rangely, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 Stephan A Bean No injuries -
18 Feb 1973 Cessna 120
N1805V
 Norway, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -