# N2072V: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2012-08-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 23, 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: 14285
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1958
- Certificate issued: June 18, 1966
- Last registry action: September 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A1AEB6
- Owners when cancelled: [Hankins Doyle W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANKINS%20DOYLE%20W), [Showers Eddie D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOWERS%20EDDIE%20D)
- Location: [Electra, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Electra)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8828° N, 98.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76360, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2072V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2072V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2072V-2012-08-23

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 (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 FTW67D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0066), Jul 7, 1966: Cessna 120 (N2072V), Duncan, OK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66D0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0121), Oct 9, 1965: Cessna 120 (N2072V), Chilcoot, CA, substantial damage

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