N76856 — 1946 Cessna 120

Aircraft record

Serial number

11290

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

120

Year

1946

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor C85 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N76856 →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR14FA132Mar 9, 2014Carson City, NVFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot’s delayed decision to initiate a course-reversal turn when the airplane was unable to attain sufficient altitude to cross a mountain range, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall during the turn. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s selection, for undetermined reasons, of a route different than his normal route.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1946 Cessna 120).

1. May 31, 2018deregistered — Sale Reported

Frequently asked

Has N76856 been in an accident?

Yes. N76856 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.

What kind of aircraft is N76856?

N76856 is a 1946 Cessna 120 (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 11290.

Has N76856 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N76856 (WPR14FA132) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.