# N77068: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- 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: 11522
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 2, 2003
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA6C52
- Owner when cancelled: [Warren Virgil P III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20VIRGIL%20P%20III)
- Location: [Macon, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Macon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8483° N, 83.6744° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31204, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77068
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77068-2017-03-21

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 (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 MIA08LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA196), Sep 19, 2008: Cessna 120 (N77068), Jesup, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An oil starvation-induced catastrophic engine failure due to the improper installation of the crankshaft expansion plug during engine overhaul.

## 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 20080919849859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080919849859A), Sep 19, 2008: Cessna 120 (N77068), Jesup, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) As reported by the pilot, after approximately one hour and twenty minutes of flight at an altitude of 3100 feet AGL the pilot noticed a film of oil…
- [Accident 19981215033349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981215033349A), Dec 15, 1998: N77068, Peachtree, GA, Substantial damage. During first landing attempt, the pilot receiving dual instruction locked up brakes and acft nosed over.

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