# N16DF: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11787
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1978
- Last registry action: March 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A0EFA6
- Owners when cancelled: [Medley Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDLEY%20ROBERT%20W), [Medley Hermie P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEDLEY%20HERMIE%20P)
- Location: [Gilroy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gilroy)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0162° N, 121.5594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95020, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16DF-2012-10-15

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 120: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120.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 MKC78FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA058), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 120 (N16DF), Kimball, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19780802024239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802024239A), Aug 2, 1978: Cessna 120 (N16DF), Kimball, NE, Destroyed

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