# N72580: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2020-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 2020
- 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: 9750
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 7, 2016
- Last registry action: September 7, 2016
- Mode S code: A9B9A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilger Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILGER%20JERRY)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1378° N, 106.6425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72580
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72580
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72580-2020-01-06

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 GAA16CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA412), Aug 3, 2016: Cessna 120 (N72580), Belen, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

## 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 20160803012769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160803012769A), Aug 3, 2016: Cessna 120 (N72580), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. On August 3, 2016, at 0745 MDT, a Cessna 120, N72580, ground looped on landing at Alexander Municipal Airport (E80), Belen, new Mexico, while on a…

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