# N4117N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 1992-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 13575
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 2, 1989
- Mode S code: A4DB31
- Owner when cancelled: [Korsen Richard S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KORSEN%20RICHARD%20S)
- Location: [W Simsbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/W%20Simsbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4117N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4117N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4117N-1992-09-11

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 NYC91FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA095), Mar 21, 1991: Cessna 120 (N4117N), Simsbury, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 19910321007889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910321007889A), Mar 21, 1991: Cessna 120 (N4117N), Barkhamsted, CT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Missing Cessna found nose down in woods. Pilots wife fatally shot. Pilot died due self induced alcohol poisoning.

## Other aircraft with N4117N

- [Cancelled 2018-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4117N-2018-02-28): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6090, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Peak Express Balloons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEAK%20EXPRESS%20BALLOONS%20INC), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

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