# N77216: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- 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: 11678
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 5, 2016
- Last registry action: March 5, 2016
- Mode S code: AA730F
- Owner when cancelled: [Yap Timothy Y](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAP%20TIMOTHY%20Y)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9667° N, 79.0535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27514, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77216
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77216
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77216-2019-09-06

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 GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304), Jun 10, 2016: Cessna 120 (N77216), Climax, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

## 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 20160610010749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610010749A), Jun 10, 2016: Cessna 120 (N77216), Climax, NC, Substantial damage. The CE-120 was at approximately 1/3 of the way down from the north end of runway 17. It was upside down with the nose pointing north approximately 5 feet from…

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