Accident records / CESSNA 120 accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All57,749 120578 1401,433 140A145 1505,393 150D122 150E192 150F733 150G662 150H609 150J560 150K268 150L909 150M802 1522,949 170525 170A401 170B1,062 1725,177 172A144 172B159 172C113 172D203 172E253 172F308 172G324 172H378 172I131 172K509 172L292 172M1,171 172N1,397 172P715 172R183 172RG271 172S414 175492 1771,002 177B265 177RG395 1801,905 180A127 180H209 180J128 180K108 1822,724 182A398 182B195 182C163 182D105 182E180 182F155 182G151 182H176 182J197 182K167 182L178 182M162 182N126 182P538 182Q328 182R106 185669 185F160 188433 188B228 195313 195A102 205159 206498 207264 207A101 208133 208B200 210961 210D127 210L210 305A167 310450 310C134 310D109 310J103 310Q158 310R146 337225 340123 340A130 402140 402B185 402C117 411116 414149 421132 421B178 421C152 A185E106 A185F392 A188163 A188B587 P210N225 R172K127 R182157 T188C135 T210161 T210L258 T210M240 T210N284 TR182136 TU206G114 U206257 U206F127 U206G146 Other6,497

Decade

All578 1960s218 1970s180 1980s58 1990s38 2000s34 2010s33 2020s17

1–50 of 578, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
WPR27LA023 N89885
120
2026-10-24 Minor Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
CEN26LA323 N1888N
120
2026-09-23 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR26LA106 N72904
120
2026-02-20 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR25LA265 N3151N
120
2025-08-24 None Enroute Off-field or emergency landing
ERA25LA140 N3080N
120
2025-02-28 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC24LA025 N77032
120
2024-04-21 None Takeoff Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
CEN23LA098 N73034
120
2023-01-25 None Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
WPR22LA336 N77257
120
2022-09-05 Minor Taxi-to runway Loss of control on ground
CEN22LA358 N2902N
120
2022-07-30 None Takeoff-rejected takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR22LA242 N2056V
120
2022-06-28 None Initial climb Unknown or undetermined
CEN22LA103 N90129
120
2022-01-18 Serious Takeoff Runway excursion
WPR22LA072 N76646
120
2022-01-03 Minor Landing Loss of control in flight
ERA21LA240 N1899N
120
2021-06-05 None Landing-flare/touchdown Landing area undershoot
CEN21LA062 N2376N
120
2020-11-17 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Low altitude operation/event
CEN20CA317 N1926N
120
2020-07-17 None Landing Loss of control on ground
ANC20CA054 N72536
120
2020-05-24 None Approach-VFR go-around Collision during takeoff/land
CEN20CA182 N120MZ
120
2020-05-15 None Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA20CA095 N77200
120
2019-10-23 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
WPR19LA233 N4237N
120
2019-08-21 Serious Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
ERA19LA226 N3886V
120
2019-07-13 None Initial climb Fuel related
CEN19LA046 N2496N
120
2018-12-15 None Landing-landing roll Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)
CEN19LA006 N1881N
120
2018-10-13 Minor Approach-VFR go-around Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN18LA317 N76524
120
2018-08-06 None Initial climb Fuel starvation
CEN18CA185 N77273
120
2018-05-16 None Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA18CA221 N1807V
120
2018-04-21 None Takeoff-rejected takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
GAA18CA027 N72552
120
2017-10-21 None Landing Loss of control on ground
CEN17LA145 N1915N
120
2017-03-19 None Takeoff-rejected takeoff Runway excursion
GAA17CA156 N77116
120
2017-02-24 None Landing Loss of control on ground
GAA17CA071 N120MD
120
2016-11-14 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA16FA324 N3580V
120
2016-09-25 Fatal Enroute-cruise Midair collision
GAA16LA525 N76284
120
2016-09-18 Serious Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA16CA412 N72580
120
2016-08-03 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA16CA304 N77216
120
2016-06-10 None Landing-landing roll Wildlife encounter (non-bird)
CEN16LA033 N2942N
120
2015-11-06 Serious Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
WPR16LA018 N3124N
120
2015-10-24 None Takeoff Part(s) separation from AC
GAA16CA024 N2099V
120
2015-10-17 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN14CA370 N76097
120
2014-07-16 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
CEN14CA260 N2774N
120
2014-05-27 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
WPR14CA192 N2642N
120
2014-05-15 Minor Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC14CA024 N77336
120
2014-04-28 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR14FA132 N76856
120
2014-03-09 Fatal Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of control in flight
CEN13CA400 N2693N
120
2013-07-08 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
WPR12LA262 N1875N
120
2012-06-08 None Landing-flare/touchdown Landing gear collapse
ERA12CA118 N89809
120
2011-12-17 None Takeoff-rejected takeoff Runway excursion
ERA11LA503 N3101N
120
2011-09-24 Fatal Maneuvering Loss of engine power (total)
CEN11CA644 N89954
120
2011-09-12 None Taxi Loss of control on ground
WPR11CA447 N1705N
120
2011-07-19 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
ERA11CA017 N89603
120
2010-10-11 None Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
ERA10LA453 N2493N
120
2010-08-29 None Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
ERA10LA189 N72560
120
2010-03-25 None Takeoff Loss of engine power (total)