# N89603: 1946 Cessna 120, registration cancelled 2015-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2015
- 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: 8650
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1963
- Last registry action: March 6, 2013
- Mode S code: AC5E12
- Location: [Russell, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Russell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5326° N, 82.7367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 41169, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89603
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89603
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89603-2015-05-21

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 ERA11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA017), Oct 11, 2010: Cessna 120 (N89603), Falls Village, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with 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 20101011047249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101011047249A), Oct 11, 2010: Cessna 120 (N89603), Falls Village, CT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to conduct a ferry flight from Village Falls CT to great barrington ma. On takeoff roll a bump on the grass strip bounced the aircraft at the…

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