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
12 Sep 1970 Cessna 120
N2507N
 Novato, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Sep 1970 Cessna 120
N90101
 Murphy, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
26 Aug 1970 Cessna 120
N72544
 Dublin, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 A P S Electric No injuries -
5 Aug 1970 Cessna 120
CF-ELH
 Port Orchard, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
31 Jul 1970 Cessna 120
N77486
 Taft, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Jul 1970 Cessna 120
N89852
 Lovington, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jul 1970 Cessna 120
N77303
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
23 Jun 1970 Cessna 120
N2519N
 Gobles, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Jun 1970 Cessna 120
N2908N
 Crary, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 Jun 1970 Cessna 120
N1926N
 Turlock, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 May 1970 Cessna 120
N76048
 Big Bear, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 May 1970 Cessna 120
N2756N
 Burton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
10 May 1970 Cessna 120
N2936N
 Williamsburg, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
8 May 1970 Cessna 120
N4071N
 Chadbourne, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
5 May 1970 Cessna 120
N2687N
 Big Sandy, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
3 May 1970 Cessna 120
N76806
 Gravity, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 BYH Flying CLU No injuries -
26 Apr 1970 Cessna 120
N90165
 Friedens, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
8 Apr 1970 Cessna 120
N4217N
 Franklin, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Apr 1970 Cessna 120
N72322
 Toledo, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Maumee Valley No injuries -
14 Mar 1970 Cessna 120
N72293
 Dumas, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
9 Mar 1970 Cessna 120
N76385
 Compton, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
3 Mar 1970 Cessna 120
N1802N
 Brooksville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
2 Mar 1970 Cessna 120
N76478
 Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Feb 1970 Cessna 120
N77336
 Auburn, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Feb 1970 Cessna 120
N4087N
 Meridianville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
8 Feb 1970 Cessna 120
N77446
 Santa Maria, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1969 Cessna 120
N72147
 Hancocks Brdge, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N87F
 Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
23 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N76778
 Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N3044N
 Akron, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N1958V
 Mena, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N1878N
 Riverton, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
8 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N72759
 Baytown, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
6 Nov 1969 Cessna 120
N1850N
 Newton, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Newton Flying No injuries -
16 Oct 1969 Cessna 120
N1600V
 Savannah, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Sep 1969 Cessna 120
N3541V
 Lancaster, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Sep 1969 Cessna 120
N76642
 Greenville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
6 Sep 1969 Cessna 120
N76215
 Helena, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
3 Sep 1969 Cessna 120
N2533N
 Valley City, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Aug 1969 Cessna 120
N77273
 Huron, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Grasshopper FL No injuries -
8 Aug 1969 Cessna 120
N76165
 Salem, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Aug 1969 Cessna 120
N2071V
 Angleton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N2125V
 Columbia Sta, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N1769V
 Osceola, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
27 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N3059N
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N2963N
 Sarasota, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
11 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N76722
 Pecatonica, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
8 Jul 1969 Cessna 120
N72977
 Medina, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 May 1969 Cessna 120
N89990
 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Apr 1969 Cessna 120
N72779
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -