# N4085N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2016-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Second 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: 13543
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1955
- Certificate issued: November 24, 2009
- Last registry action: March 7, 2013
- Mode S code: A4CD6D
- Owner when cancelled: [Herz Guenther](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERZ%20GUENTHER)
- Location: [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0303° N, 123.3294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98362, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4085N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4085N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085N-2016-03-17

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 LAX87LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA042), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Columbia, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74FEC18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC18), Oct 25, 1973: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Stockbridge, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19861117079789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861117079789A), Nov 17, 1986: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. While practicing high speed taxiing, the pilot lost control and the aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19731025033819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033819A), Oct 25, 1973: Cessna 120 (N4085N), Stockbridge, MI, Substantial damage. Tkof with aprx 4 gal fuel on board eng quit while acft in steep clb angle to 150FT AGL.

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