# N89497: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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: 8530
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1966
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: AC57E3
- Owners when cancelled: [Thompson James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20JAMES%20E), [Balas Don](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALAS%20DON)
- Location: [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7731° N, 97.0052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75050, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89497
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89497-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

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