# N4974W: Ryan NAVION NAV 4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION NAV 4](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-nav-4) (registry code 6150179, 5 seats)
- Serial number: 1322
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 6, 2020
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A62D12
- Registered owner: [Kraus Tahj](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRAUS%20TAHJ)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3447° N, 82.3542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34240, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4974W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4974W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Ryan NAVION NAV 4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4974W.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20060128002489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060128002489I), Jan 28, 2006: Ryan NAVIONNAV4 (N4974W), Greenville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Upon rollout the left main gear collapsed. Witness stated the aircraft was going down the runway and then the gear just folded. Investigation did not…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Ryan NAVION NAV 4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-nav-4/aircraft.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.