# N3000N: Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2001-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 13258
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1980
- Last registry action: March 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A321B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Parsons James F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARSONS%20JAMES%20F)
- Location: [Elkins, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Elkins)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9163° N, 79.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 26241, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3000N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3000N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000N-2001-05-09

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 (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 IAD79FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA074), Sep 5, 1979: Cessna 120 (N3000N), Riverton, WV, destroyed

## 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 19790905029219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790905029219A), Sep 5, 1979: Cessna 120 (N3000N), Riverton, VA, Destroyed. Pilot attempted a precautionary landing due to weather. Aircraft stalled.

## Other aircraft with N3000N

- [Cancelled 2018-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3000N-2018-10-03): Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 8, S/N F8-2030. Owner: [Delmarva Balloon Rides LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELMARVA%20BALLOON%20RIDES%20LLC), [Chester, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Chester)

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