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 Apr 1969 Cessna 120
N4157N
 Homestead, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Apr 1969 Cessna 120
N77327
 Ruston, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Apr 1969 Cessna 120
N1940N
 Corona, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 Feb 1969 Cessna 120
N2551N
 Beaverton, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
19 Feb 1969 Cessna 120
N2818N
 Blaine, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Feb 1969 Cessna 120
N77363
 Medford, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Jan 1969 Cessna 120
N1803N
 Kingstree, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 Nov 1968 Cessna 120
N90177
 Geneva, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
9 Nov 1968 Cessna 120
N2439N
 Cataldo, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Oct 1968 Cessna 120
N76690
 Garland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 Oct 1968 Cessna 120
N72767
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
12 Oct 1968 Cessna 120
N2874N
 Richland Ctr, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
3 Sep 1968 Cessna 120
N77414
 Westmorland, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Aug 1968 Cessna 120
N72560
 Waldport, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
2 Aug 1968 Cessna 120
N2536N
 Mannsville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
30 Jul 1968 Cessna 120
N77176
 Oakdale, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Jul 1968 Cessna 120
N4033N
 Turner, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
19 Jul 1968 Cessna 120
N89538
 Rockledge, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jun 1968 Cessna 120
N1737N
 Jonesboro, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
12 Jun 1968 Cessna 120
N77447
 Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
10 Jun 1968 Cessna 120
N1878N
 Green City, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
21 May 1968 Cessna 120
N72715
 Dallas Ctr., Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Campbell Flyin No injuries -
11 May 1968 Cessna 120
N76284
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Apr 1968 Cessna 120
N77248
 Angwin, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
22 Apr 1968 Cessna 120
N77287
 Tehachapi, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
12 Apr 1968 Cessna 120
N2114V
 Jonesboro, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Dothan Flying No injuries -
3 Mar 1968 Cessna 120
N81044
 Papillion, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Feb 1968 Cessna 120
N4267N
 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Jan 1968 Cessna 120
N77000
 Sandpoint, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
12 Jan 1968 Cessna 120
N89769
 Iliamna, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Oct 1967 Cessna 120
N1788V
 Venice, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
26 Oct 1967 Cessna 120
N1850N
 Newton, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Newton Flying Minor injuries -
21 Oct 1967 Cessna 120
N2798N
 Rosarita Bch, Mexico
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Sep 1967 Cessna 120
N89567
 Helendale, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Sep 1967 Cessna 120
N89662
 Corona, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Sep 1967 Cessna 120
N4211N
 Prescott, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Prescott Air S No injuries -
6 Sep 1967 Cessna 120
N72119
 Pekin, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Bradley Flying No injuries -
29 Aug 1967 Cessna 120
N1859N
 Farmingdale, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
13 Aug 1967 Cessna 120
N77352
 Sebewaing, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N77344
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
23 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N2642N
 North Bend, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N72256
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N77354
 Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N2357N
 Lebanon, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
4 Jul 1967 Cessna 120
N77188
 Prescott, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Flying No injuries -
24 Jun 1967 Cessna 120
N1733V
 Cocoa, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Jun 1967 Cessna 120
N77313
 Milan, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
20 Jun 1967 Cessna 120
N1739N
 Blaine, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
6 Jun 1967 Cessna 120
N3753V
 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Air Barons Inc No injuries -
27 Mar 1967 Cessna 120
N2642N
 Roseburg, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -