Single-engine piston

N77298

1946 Cessna 120

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
11740
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shooting Star Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Rosamond, CA
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1946 Cessna 120
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Registration record

N77298 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Cessna 120
Serial
11740
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Shooting Star Services LLC
Rosamond, CA
Certificate issued
2026-03-06
Airworthiness date
1960-06-20
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA7429
Mode S (octal)
52472051
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 N77298.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N77298.
  • 1960-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N77298

N77298 is a 1946 Cessna 120, serial number 11740. The FAA register lists Shooting Star Services LLC as the registrant in Rosamond, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

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 June 20, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N77298.

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 N77298.

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.