# N1947N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- 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: 12187
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1987
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A17A61
- Owners when cancelled: [Day Patrick K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20PATRICK%20K), [Day Dennis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20DENNIS%20M)
- Location: [Snohomish, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Snohomish)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9392° N, 121.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98290, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1947N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1947N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1947N-2013-08-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI92FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA231), Aug 7, 1992: Cessna 120 (N1947N), Maple, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 19920807029699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920807029699A), Aug 7, 1992: Cessna 120 (N1947N), Maple, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Continued flight into IMC. Lost control due vertigo. Exceeded vne. Broke up in flight. Not equipped for IFR flight.

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