# N2961N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- 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: 13219
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 2, 2000
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A30E4C
- Owners when cancelled: [Lange Jeffery S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANGE%20JEFFERY%20S), [Newell Andrew D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWELL%20ANDREW%20D)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0635° N, 88.5356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2961N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2961N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2961N-2017-02-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI00LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA213), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 120 (N2961N), Shawano, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor was the road embankment.

## 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 20000721036719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721036719A), Jul 21, 2000: Cessna 120 (N2961N), Clintonville, WI, No damage. (-23) Pilot aborted take-off from farm field, due to unacceptable rate of climb to miss power lines. Aircraft impacted road ditch damaging landing gear.

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