Cessna 120

FAA incident reports · 341

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Accident 20260220005679ACessna 120 · Kneeland, CAOn the morning of February 20, 2026 I departed murray field (keka) in eureka, CA At 8:35 a.m. for a quick morning flight to look at the snow on the hills outside of town. It Was a calm clear morning with very little wind. I departed runway 12 and climbed to…Feb 20, 2026 · N72904 · Substantial damageAccident 20250824012559ACessna 120 · Taylor, AZOn 08/24/2025, a Cessna 120 made an off-airport landing approximately 1.5 miles from Taylor Airport. The FAA became aware of this on 08/25/2025. During preflight, the pilot confirmed the fuel amount using a fuel stick. Based on preflight planning, they…Aug 24, 2025 · N3151N · Substantial damageAccident 20250228006649ACessna 120 · Arcadia, FLPIC and sole occupant of aircraft over flew the runway for a teardrop entry into the downwind of runway 24 (X06). As pilot came in for final she stated that she hit some thermals. Once into ground effect on landing PIC hit a thermal which moved the tail from…Feb 28, 2025 · N3080N · Substantial damageIncident 20240703015769ICessna 120 · Peachtree City, GAOn July 3, 2024, at approximately 13:18 local time, a Cessna-120 received minor damage following a ground loop during landing rollout on runway 13 at Atlanta regional airport - falcon field (kffc). The flight was an instructional flight conducted under FAR…Jul 3, 2024 · N2032V · Minor damageAccident 20240421004419ACessna 120 · Talkeetna, AKPilot sumped both tanks prior to flight and noted approximately six gallons in each wing. Engine was warmed for ten minutes prior to taxi and operation was normal. Magneto and carburetor heat checks were normal. Pilot verified right tank was selected prior to…Apr 21, 2024 · N77032 · Substantial damageAccident 20230125000569ACessna 120 · Eagle River, WIOn January 25, 2023 approximetly 1300 CST the pilot of a 1946 Cessna CE-120 was attempting to take off parallel to runway 13 while federal 1500 snow skis were installed. The pilot was the only soul on board. The weather at the time was scattered at 4500' AGL…Jan 25, 2023 · N73034 · Substantial damageAccident 20221031017999ACessna 120 · Silver Springs, NVThis accident occurred during flight instruction of a certificated airman wishing to obtain a tailwheel endorsement. This was the airman's first experience with tailwheel aircraft. On the accident landing, the touchdown was normal, but the student mismanaged…Oct 31, 2022 · N1834N · Substantial damageAccident 20220905016589ACessna 120 · Scappoose, ORAirman stated that he was praticing take offs and landings at scapoose airport and was in the process of taxiing back for another takeoff when a gust of wind picked up the tail of the airplane and flipped it over. The aircraft came to rest inverted on a…Sep 5, 2022 · N77257 · Substantial damageAccident 20220730013739ACessna C120 · Mecosta, MIOn 07/30/2022 at approximately 1035, [privacy data omitted] a cesena C-120 aircraft, [privacy data omitted]operated by a private pilot, received substantial damage during an aborted takeoff and subsequent prop strike-nose over accident at Mecosta-Morton…Jul 30, 2022 · N2902N · Substantial damageAccident 20220628011479ACessna 120 · San Carlos, CASan Carlos, CA (sql): [privacy data omitted] C120, departed rwy 30, the pilot stated that at about 150-200 feet the engine started running rough and he started to loose altitude, a couple of seconds later the engine started running normal and he decided to…Jun 28, 2022 · N2056V · DestroyedAccident 20220118000749ACessna 120 · Sturtevant, WISturtevant, WI (C89): N90129, C120, C89 departure roll, veered off the center line due to cross winds and struck a fuel truck. POB: 1, injuries: serious, damage: extent unknown. 01/18/2022 1700Z Video footage of the takeoff sequence and witness statements of…Jan 18, 2022 · N90129 · Substantial damageAccident 20220103021569ACessna 120 · Upland, CAHuey helicopter hovering in air at approximately 30 ft (witness) causing rotor wash to disrupt landing of Cessna 120. Prior to touchdown, rotor wash created lift and aircraft rolled over and came to rest on its nose. Sheriff helicopter standard operating…Jan 3, 2022 · N76646 · DestroyedAccident 20201117017249ACessna 120 · Johnson City, KSWhile visiting family,the pilot landed at jhn and fueled aircraft. He then taxied to runway 17 and then departed the area to the east and saw a family member working in a field. He decided to perform a flyby from the north to the south. He then began making a…Nov 17, 2020 · N2376N · Substantial damageAccident 20200717011969ACessna 120 · Osceola, WIPilot landed aircraft left of the runway center line, during the roll out the plane veered to the right and exited the runway and flipped over. Two persons on board no injuries reported. Aircraft was substantially damagedJul 17, 2020 · N1926N · Substantial damageAccident 20200523006669ACessna 120 · Gulkana, AK[privacy data omitted]Narrative 6/5/2020: Not realizing at the time that the grade was slightly more then I had thought and light/variable winds had switched to a tail wind. On my second approach (north direction) I decided to go around because I was caring…May 23, 2020 · N72536 · Substantial damageAccident 20200515004859ACessna 120 · Chatham, ILOn may 15, 2020 at approximately 15:20 central daylight time (CDT), an Cessna 120 aircraft, N120MZ, registered to an individual and operated by a private pilot with a tailwheel endorsement, received substantial damage when it collided with the terrain in a…May 15, 2020 · N120MZ · Substantial damageAccident 20191023021669ACessna 120 · Marion, ALOn 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 rest inverted on the runway. No injuries.Oct 23, 2019 · N77200 · DestroyedAccident 20190821018039ACessna 120 · Livermore, CAOn 21 August 2019 at 11:50 am PDT, aircraft N4237N, a Cessna 120, was involved in an off field landing/crash off the departure end of Livermore municipal airports runway 25L. [privacy data omitted], Was the sole person and pilot at the time of the event. She…Aug 21, 2019 · N4237N · Substantial damageAccident 20190713011559ACessna 120 · Summit, SCN3886V transitioned from touch and go to climb out on a private grass strip. The engine began to sputter and the pilot decided to abort the climb out and make an emergency landing on the remaining portion of the runway. During roll out near the end of the…Jul 13, 2019 · N3886V · Substantial damageAccident 20181215022229ACessna 120 · Beaumont, KS[privacy data omitted] Informed that he was landing at the Beaumont hotel airport, Kansas, (07S) on the morning of December 15, 2018 when the accident occurred. While performing a wheel landing on runway 18, the aircraft, a Cessna 120, N2496N, veered to the…Dec 15, 2018 · N2496N · Substantial damageAccident 20181013019949ACessna 120 · Fort Lupton, COAircraft departed van-aire skyport (CO12) in brighton, CO at 1420 and headed north to hudson-Platte Valley Airpark(18V). PIC stated he was on approach to runway 33 at 250FT AGL and initiated a go-around due to cross winds, advanced throttle to full power and…Oct 13, 2018 · N1881N · Substantial damageAccident 20180806010329ACessna 120 · Pomona, MOThe accident occurred August 6, 2018, at approximately 10:00 local CDT near Pomona , Missouri, and the aircraft was carrying the pilot and one passenger at the time of the accident no injuries reported. The location of the accident site was approximately 1…Aug 6, 2018 · N76524 · Substantial damageAccident 20180516005409ACessna 120 · Harlan, IAThe aircraft involved was substantially damaged on go-around when the horizontal stabilizer struck a barbed wire fence 265 feet north east of the departure end of the grass runway 03. The aircraft came to rest 625 feet north of the fence. The pilot in command…May 16, 2018 · N77273 · Substantial damageAccident 20180421003949ACessna 120 · Iola, WIAircraft was performing intersection departure on snow covered runway with approximately 1200 feet of usable runway. Pilot stated that, during takeoff roll, he encountered deeper snow than he anticipated and could not gain enough airspeed to takeoff. With…Apr 21, 2018 · N1807V · Substantial damageAccident 20171021014909ACessna 120 · New Bern, NCThe PIC flew the CE-120 on a flight from (ocw) airport the morning of the accident to his home base airport (ewn). He decided to work in the pattern to do some practice takeoff and landings. The first landing went well, but on the second landing attempt the…Oct 21, 2017 · N72552 · Substantial damageIncident 20170326006289ICessna 120 · Los Lunas, NMOn March 26, 2017, at 1600 MST, a Cessna 120, N89978, registered to [privacy data omitted] after landing, the aircraft nosed over striking the propeller on the taxi way after exiting the runway. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR…Mar 26, 2017 · N89978 · Minor damageAccident 20170319007809ACessna 120 · Columbia, ILThe pilot and his instructor were practicing takeoff and landings in a Cessna C-120 aircraft, for the purpose of the pilot to receive a tail wheel endorsement on his pilot certificate. This takeoff would have been the fourth one for this training period.…Mar 19, 2017 · N1915N · Substantial damageAccident 20170224005459ACessna 120 · Orange, MAOn 2/24/2017, at 1500 local, aircraft N77116 landed on the grass area parallel to runway 19 at Orange Municipal Airport, MA. The grass area was soft, the landing gear wheels sunk into the ground, and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot [privacy data omitted]…Feb 24, 2017 · N77116 · Substantial damageAccident 20161114018539ACessna 120 · Lincoln, CAOn 11/14/16 N120MD was pratcing landings at klhm. On the second landing the plane turned to the right and headed towards the edge of the runway. The plane went off of the runway into the grass and fliped on to its back.Nov 14, 2016 · N120MD · Substantial damageAccident 20160925020712ACessna 120 · North Collins, NYOn 9/25/2016 at approx. 0930 N3580V and N612FL were involved in a mid air collision over North Collins NY (42° 36'1"n, 78° 53'48"w). The collision severed the tail section of N3580V and 4 Ft. of the left wing of N612FL. Both aircraft impacted terrain nearby…Sep 25, 2016 · N3580V · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20160918015729ACessna 120 · Yolo, CAOn 9/18/16 the pilot lost control on the rollout and went off of the runway into the dirt and fliped the aircraft upside down where it came to rest. The passenger sustained minor injuries.Sep 18, 2016 · N76284 · Substantial damageAccident 20160803012769ACessna 120 · Belen, NMOn August 3, 2016, at 0745 MDT, a Cessna 120, N72580, ground looped on landing at Alexander Municipal Airport (E80), Belen, new Mexico, while on a familiarization flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not…Aug 3, 2016 · N72580 · Substantial damageAccident 20160610010749ACessna 120 · Climax, NCThe 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 the right side of the runway in the grass. Tire marks followed the airplane from the runway through…Jun 10, 2016 · N77216 · Substantial damageIncident 20151128019939ICessna 120 · Apex, NCThe aircraft overshot the runway, chose to land and ran off the end of the runway and crossed the eastbound lanes of hwy US64. There was no interference with motor vehicles on the road and the pilot taxied the aircraft back across the road and to his hanger.Nov 28, 2015 · N4105N · Minor damageAccident 20151106018349ACessna 120 · Gonzales, LAOn approach to landing the pilot stated he lost power and conducted an emergency landing in an open field.Nov 6, 2015 · N2942N · Substantial damageAccident 20151017017529ACessna 120 · Mckinney, TXDuring landing sequence the aircraft pitched, the pilot applied hard right rudder/brake, and some right aileron. The aircraft pitched over on its back.Oct 17, 2015 · N2099V · Substantial damageIncident 20150425009879ICessna 120 · Mckinney, TXOn 04/25/2015 at approximately 1606:50Z a conventional gear aircraft, N2099V, groundlooped in a landing rollout at Mckinney national airport (ktki). There were no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor fabric damage to the left wing tip. The flight was a part…Apr 25, 2015 · N2099V · Minor damageAccident 20140716011239ACessna 120 · Midland, MIPilot reported that he experienced a high sink rate during landing, he also reported that he was using a short field landing approach. Pilot stated that when he realized the high sink rate and by the time he added power the aircraft had impacted the grass…Jul 16, 2014 · N76097 · Substantial damageAccident 20140527006879ACessna 120 · Wadsworth, OHA certified flight instructor was giving instruction in a Cessna 120. During the landing rollout, the student accidentally applied the aircraft brakes to aggressively causing the aircraft to flip over on the runway.May 27, 2014 · N2774N · Substantial damageAccident 20140515007519ACessna 120 · Colville, WAPilot lost control of aircraft after landing and ground looped causing Damage to the left main gear and wing.May 15, 2014 · N2642N · Substantial damageAccident 20140428006549ACessna 120 · Fairbanks, AKOn landing, aircraft yawed left, pilot overcorrected resulting in ground loop. Weather was not a factor, it appears aircraft touched down when not properly aligned with the runway resulting in the initial yaw. Damaged left wing tip, rear spar, aileron and…Apr 28, 2014 · N77336 · Substantial damageAccident 20140308002819ACessna 120 · Carson City, NVThe aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances of the wreckage was spotted from the air in mountainous terrain 7.5 miles southeast of Carson City airport on 3-9-14 at about 1350 local time. Search and rescue reached the aircraft on 3-9-14 at about 1700…Mar 8, 2014 · N76856 · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20130708012259ACessna 120 · Lakeville, MNCFI was providing instruction to a private pilot who was on his first flight in a conventional gear aircraft. During the second landing attempt by the private pilot, the tailwheel struck first, causing the aircraft to bounce slightly. The aircraft then made a…Jul 8, 2013 · N2693N · Substantial damageAccident 20120608012999ACessna 120 · Wellington, NVUpon touchdown runway 16 pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered to the left then departed the runway, the aircraft ground looped then right main landing gear departed the aircraft. The right wing and propeller struck the ground.Jun 8, 2012 · N1875N · Substantial damageAccident 20111217028119ACessna 120 · Turners Falls, MAOn December 17, 2011, at approximately 1030AM, N80809, a 1946 Cessna 120, was involved in a collision with an airport runway sign. [privacy data omitted], Private pilot certificate # [privacy data omitted]9 and owner of N80809 was performing touch n' go…Dec 17, 2011 · N89809 · Substantial damageAccident 20110924026899ACessna 120 · Cordele, GAStudent pilot doing touch and go's at ckf lost power and crashed in a small meadow across the street from runway 28. Aircraft did not burn. No fuel was found in the fuel tanks. No fuel was found in the engine fuel lines. No fuel found at the scene. Pilot…Sep 24, 2011 · N3101N · Destroyed · 1 fatalAccident 20110912020159ACessna 120 · Camden, AROn September 12, 2011, at 1100 CDT, Cessna CE-120, N89954, flipped over on its back during an instructional flight while the instructor was demonstrating "high speed" taxi characteristics at the Camden, Arkansas airport (kcdh). The flight instructor felt that…Sep 12, 2011 · N89954 · Substantial damageAccident 20110719019829ACessna 120On roll out from landing the pilot lost control and the aircraft flipped over onto it's back with substantial damage and there were no injuries to the only occupant the pilot. The accident occurred at a grassy knoll near pendleton, Oregon.Jul 19, 2011 · N1705N · Substantial damageAccident 20101011047249ACessna 120 · Falls Village, CTPilot 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 end of the runway and the tail contacted the ground. The aircraft approached the cornfield and the…Oct 11, 2010 · N89603 · Substantial damageAccident 20100829042439ACessna 120 · Rockland, MEPilot departed on runway 31 from Rockland for a VFR local flight. On take off PIC noted that the aircraft appeared to not be making power. He stated the throttle was all the way in and the carburaetor heat was off. The aircraft made it to an aproximate…Aug 29, 2010 · N2493N · Destroyed
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