# N4237N: 1947 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (registry code 2071402)
- Engine: [Continental C85-12F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12f) (registry code 17125)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 13708
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1954
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2014
- Last registry action: October 11, 2016
- Mode S code: A50A1E
- Owner when cancelled: [Woodward Laura E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOODWARD%20LAURA%20E)
- Location: [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7361° N, 122.4565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94127, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4237N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4237N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4237N-2020-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 WPR19LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA233), Aug 21, 2019: Cessna 120 (N4237N), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fouled spark plugs in the No. 4 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent…

## 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 20190821018039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190821018039A), Aug 21, 2019: Cessna 120 (N4237N), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. On 21 August 2019 at 11:50 am PDT, aircraft N4237N, a Cessna 120, was involved in an off field landing/crash off the departure end of Livermore municipal…

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