# N120ER: 1977 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2006-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17269535
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, forest
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 2003
- Certificate issued: February 19, 2003
- Last registry action: February 21, 2006
- Mode S code: A05426
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Bonners Ferry, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Bonners%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8326° N, 116.4994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83805, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N120ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=120ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120ER-2006-04-05

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA05LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05LA145), Jul 17, 2005: Cessna 172N (N120ER), Bonners Ferry, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Mountainous terrain was a factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20050717016469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050717016469A), Jul 17, 2005: Cessna 172N (N120ER), Bonners Ferry, ID, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was flying west of the Bonners Ferry, Idaho airport. He stated he wanted to show his passenger [privacy data omitted] the mountain lake they had…

## Other aircraft with N120ER

- [Cancelled 2025-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120ER-2025-06-30): Cessna 208, S/N 20800339, built 2001. Exported to France. Owner: [Chutextrem Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHUTEXTREM%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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