# N76856: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 11290
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 27, 1956
- Last registry action: November 3, 2016
- Mode S code: AA6266
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76856
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76856
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76856-2018-05-31

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 WPR14FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA132), Mar 9, 2014: Cessna 120 (N76856), Carson City, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to initiate a course-reversal turn when the airplane was unable to attain sufficient altitude to cross a mountain range, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its…
- [NTSB FTW95LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA223), Jun 1, 1995: Cessna 120 (N76856), College Station, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A LANDING AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.

## 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 20140308002819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002819A), Mar 8, 2014: Cessna 120 (N76856), Carson City, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances of the wreckage was spotted from the air in mountainous terrain 7.5 miles southeast of Carson City airport on…
- [Accident 19950601014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601014319A), Jun 1, 1995: Cessna 120 (N76856), College Station, TX, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing behind airliner. Exited runway into mud. Nosed over. Blamed wake turbulence.

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