# N2493N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2011-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First 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: 12746
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 16, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2004
- Last registry action: April 20, 2010
- Mode S code: A2543C
- Owner when cancelled: [Hamilton William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Damariscotta, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Damariscotta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0226° N, 69.4906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04543, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2493N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2493N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2493N-2011-03-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA10LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA453), Aug 29, 2010: Cessna 120 (N2493N), Rockland, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20100829042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100829042439A), Aug 29, 2010: Cessna 120 (N2493N), Rockland, ME, Destroyed. Pilot departed on runway 31 from Rockland for a VFR local flight. On take off PIC noted that the aircraft appeared to not be making power. He stated the…

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