# N77316: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2012-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 11758
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 7, 1957
- Last registry action: October 7, 1993
- Mode S code: AA76C6
- Location: [North Pole, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/North%20Pole)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.7739° N, 147.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99705, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77316
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77316-2012-10-22

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 ANC91LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA034), Mar 11, 1991: Cessna 120 (N77316), Atigan Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY VFR INTO IFR CONDITIONS. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CEILINGS, WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, AND THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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 19910311043779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910311043779A), Mar 11, 1991: Cessna 120 (N77316), Atigan Pass, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into heavy snow shower in a Pass. Unable to climb out of Pass. Crash landed on snow covered mountainside.

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