Single-engine piston

N1897N

1947 Cessna 120

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12141
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nasw Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Rio Grande, NJ
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1947 Cessna 120
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Registration record

N1897N on the FAA register

Type
1947 Cessna 120
Serial
12141
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Nasw Foundation
Rio Grande, NJ
Certificate issued
2023-04-05
Airworthiness date
1995-04-20
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A16575
Mode S (octal)
50262565
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
390 nm
Cruise (type)
100 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$22,000 to $40,000
Middle half of 3 live Cessna 120 listings, 1946–1947 models (median $29,500). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N1897N.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N1897N.
  • 1995-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N1897N

N1897N is a 1947 Cessna 120, serial number 12141. The FAA register lists Nasw Foundation as the registrant in Rio Grande, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 100 knots and a range of about 390 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 20, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1897N.

Cruise
100 kt
Range
390 nm
Power / thrust (each)
85
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,850 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,530 ft
Fuel burn
5 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 120 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 120 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1897N.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.