# N77200: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2021-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2021
- 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: 11662
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1955
- Last registry action: October 5, 2020
- Mode S code: AA72E6
- Location: [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4579° N, 87.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46383, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77200
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77200-2021-07-12

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 GAA20CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA095), Oct 23, 2019: Cessna 120 (N77200), Marion, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in a nose-over.

## 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 20191023021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191023021669A), Oct 23, 2019: Cessna 120 (N77200), Marion, AL, Destroyed. On landing, pilot applied the brakes to avoid hitting a deer on the runway. Upon hard application of the brakes, the aircraft rolled over forward, coming to…
- [Incident 19960210003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960210003619I), Feb 10, 1996: Cessna 120 (N77200), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: N77200, CE-120 piloted by joseph b. thornton departed pym enroute owd approximately 3 miles south of Norwood. CE-120 was cleared to land by owd…

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