# N1915N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2017-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 12159
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1960
- Certificate issued: April 24, 2002
- Last registry action: May 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A16EF6
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeronca Champ Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERONCA%20CHAMP%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4920° N, 90.3866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63128, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1915N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1915N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1915N-2017-09-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145), Mar 19, 2017: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CHI07CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA031), Nov 23, 2006: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Perryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an overload of the tailwheel attachment structure in the fuselage.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20170319007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170319007809A), Mar 19, 2017: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Columbia, IL, Substantial damage. The pilot and his instructor were practicing takeoff and landings in a Cessna C-120 aircraft, for the purpose of the pilot to receive a tail wheel endorsement…
- [Accident 20061123029149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123029149A), Nov 23, 2006: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Perryville, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) According to flight service that upon landing at K02 (Perryville Municipal Airport, Perryville, MO), the winds were variable at 5 knots. The pilot stated…
- [Incident 19950702025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702025009I), Jul 2, 1995: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Lebanon, IL. Engine quit during cruise. Landed in a field. Found fuel contamination, caused carburetor float valve to stick.

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