Single-engine piston

N2516N

1947 Cessna 120

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12773
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
1947 Cessna 120
Representative photo of a Cessna 120. Not a photo of N2516N.
Registration record

N2516N on the FAA register

Type
1947 Cessna 120
Serial
12773
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2017-02-08
Airworthiness date
1955-11-03
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A25E6C
Mode S (octal)
50457154
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 N2516N.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2516N.
  • 1955-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N2516N

N2516N is a 1947 Cessna 120, serial number 12773. It is registered to co-owners in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2017 and expires on February 28, 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, dated November 3, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2516N.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2516N.

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.