# N1812V: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2012-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 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: 13997
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 31, 1984
- Last registry action: August 14, 1987
- Mode S code: A14715
- Owner when cancelled: [Gosnell Robert Clinton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOSNELL%20ROBERT%20CLINTON)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4528° N, 77.4665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1812V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1812V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1812V-2012-11-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 BFO85FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA070), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 120 (N1812V), Afton, VA, destroyed, 2 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 19850824076709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824076709A), Aug 24, 1985: Cessna 120 (N1812V), Waynesboro, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees on the side of a fog obscured mountain.

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