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    Airframe Family: Cessna 120 / 140
    Latest Model:120
    Construction Number:11924
    Last Civil Registration:N77480
    Compressed ID:Cessna 120 cn 11924 cr N77480
    Latest Owner or Location:John D. White, Eagle River, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a 120.

    11 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N77480 (120, 11924) issued.

    By 9 February 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.

    9 February 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Scappoose Industrial Airport (1S4) Scappoose, OR, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced on touch down and that he did not realize that his feet moved up on the rudder pedals when he applied pressure to recover from the bounce. The brakes were inadvertently applied and the airplane nosed over on the runway. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    14 July 2000

    To Howard W. Knytych, Scappoose, OR with new c/r N77480.

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for N77480 (120, 11924) issued.

    25 October 2012

    To Larrol L. Parlin, Walla Walla, WA with new c/r N77480.

    22 June 2015

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Gustavus, AK.

    4 August 2015

    To Bradley H. Rider, Gustavus, AK keeping c/r N77480.

    27 October 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Juneau, AK.

    15 December 2017

    To Blake S. Rider, Juneau, AK keeping c/r N77480.

    13 July 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Anchorage, AK.

    8 September 2020

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Anchorage, AK.

    20 January 2021

    To Rider Shawna, Anchorage, AK keeping c/r N77480.

    20 July 2023


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: Cessna 120 N77480 at Merrill Field, Anchorage, AK

    10 February 2024

    To unknown owner with c/r N77480.
    Sale reported to a new owner in Eagle River, AK.

    19 July 2024

    To John D. White, Eagle River, AK keeping c/r N77480.
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