# N1785N: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2009-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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: 12029
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1977
- Last registry action: September 3, 1977
- Mode S code: A139F9
- Owners when cancelled: [Hern & Pringer Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERN%20%26%20PRINGER%20AVIATION), [Pringer Ronald A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINGER%20RONALD%20A%20DBA), [Hern Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERN%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Boonville, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Boonville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9107° N, 92.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65233, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1785N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1785N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785N-2009-07-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MKC77DCG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCG45), Aug 5, 1977: Cessna 120 (N1785N), Boonville, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19770805021629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770805021629A), Aug 5, 1977: Cessna 120 (N1785N), Boonville, MO, Substantial damage. Gusts 14

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