Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 120 accidents

The NTSB database holds 576 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 120, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 47 of them were fatal (8%), and 71 people died.

The deadliest year was 1965, with 12 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (236 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.

427 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

576
Records
47
Fatal
71
Deaths
8%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 149 of 576 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 218
1970s 180
1980s 58
1990s 38
2000s 34
2010s 33
2020s 15

Where these happened

United States 570 Mexico 2 Canada 2 Other-Foreign Countries 1 Unknown/Not Reported 1

Operators involved

Alpine FLG CLB 2 Newton Flying 2 Turner Avtn 2 Thompson, Bruce D. 1 Grasshopper FL 1 William R. Wood 1

All 576 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Sep 2016 Cessna 120
N3580V
 North Collins, New York, United States - Fatal 3
20 May 1968 Cessna 120
CF-KUE
 Phoneton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Apr 1965 Cessna 120
N77380
 Plaquemine la, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
7 Aug 1992 Cessna 120
N1947N
 Maple, Wisconsin, United States Day, Daniel M. & Patrick K. Fatal 2
21 Mar 1991 Cessna 120
N4117N
 Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Korsen, Richard Fatal 2
21 Jun 1986 Cessna 120
N89789
 Marlton, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Aug 1985 Cessna 120
N1812V
 Afton, Virginia, United States Robert A. Gosnell Fatal 2
27 Jan 1985 Cessna 120
N9058Y
 Irwindale, California, United States - Fatal 2
29 Sep 1979 Cessna 120
N72504
 Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Aug 1977 Cessna 120
N2346N
 San Ramon, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Nov 1975 Cessna 120
N3593V
 Warner Robins, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Dec 1973 Cessna 120
N1719N
 Columbia, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Nov 1973 Cessna 120
N3754V
 Wiggins, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Oct 1970 Cessna 120
N89865
 Marietta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Oct 1970 Cessna 120
N3570V
 Whitney, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Oct 1969 Cessna 120
N72392
 Seneca, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 May 1968 Cessna 120
N77168
 Princeton, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Miami Revival Fatal 2
3 Sep 1967 Cessna 120
N1800N
 Tracy, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Dec 1965 Cessna 120
N89805
 Kingman Ariz, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Jul 1965 Cessna 120
N22412
 Brooksville Fla, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jan 1965 Cessna 120
N168D
 Albuquerque N Mex, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Mar 2014 Cessna 120
N76856
 Carson City, Nevada, United States - Fatal 1
24 Sep 2011 Cessna 120
N3101N
 Cordele, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
7 Aug 2005 Cessna 120
N627DM
 Chiloquin, Oregon, United States - Fatal 1
21 May 1993 Cessna 120
N2976N
 Crawford, Nebraska, United States Ronald Brodowicz/Vera Virchow Fatal 1
18 Oct 1991 Cessna 120
N120MK
 Olancha, California, United States Kaplan Michael A Fatal 1
22 Mar 1986 Cessna 120
N77483
 Whitefield, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 1
20 Oct 1979 Cessna 120
N2854N
 Vassar, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Jul 1979 Cessna 120
N2777N
 Madison, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Oct 1978 Cessna 120
N1811V
 Covington, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Aug 1978 Cessna 120
N16DF
 Kimball, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Jun 1978 Cessna 120
N1959V
 Abilene, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Jan 1977 Cessna 120
N77359
 Riverside, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Dec 1976 Cessna 120
N90193
 Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Dec 1974 Cessna 120
N2124V
 Wasco, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Apr 1974 Cessna 120
N76072
 Verona, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Jul 1970 Cessna 120
N77269
 Ringgold, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Aug 1969 Cessna 120
N90109
 Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Aug 1968 Cessna 120
N76424
 Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 May 1968 Cessna 120
N90081
 Monida, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 May 1968 Cessna 120
N2357N
 Z, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Mar 1967 Cessna 120
N2705N
 Covelo, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Sep 1965 Cessna 120
N76416
 Garland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Pro-Dent, Inc. Fatal 1
3 Sep 1965 Cessna 120
N76173
 Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Jul 1965 Cessna 120
N1772N
 Cayucos Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Dec 1964 Cessna 120
N1708V
 Anaheim Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Mar 1964 Cessna 120
N2860N
 Indian Grove Mo, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Feb 2026 Cessna 120
N72904
 Kneeland, California, United States - No injuries -
24 Aug 2025 Cessna 120
N3151N
 Taylor, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
28 Feb 2025 Cessna 120
N3080N
 Arcadia, Florida, United States - No injuries -