Single-engine piston

N81040

Cessna 120

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
10330
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Greeley, CO
 Cessna 120
Representative photo of a Cessna 120. Not a photo of N81040.
Registration record

N81040 on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 120
Serial
10330
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1955-12-22
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB0C59
Mode S (octal)
52606131
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 N81040.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1955-12-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N81040

N81040 is a Cessna 120, serial number 10330. The FAA register lists Bas Part Sales LLC as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado.

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 December 22, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81040.

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 N81040.

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.