# N4976K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4976K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4976K

## Aircraft that carried N4976K

- [Cancelled 2018-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4976K-2018-06-08): Ryan NAVION A, S/N NAV-4-1976, built 1949. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lindley William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINDLEY%20WILLIAM), [Beachwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Beachwood)

## NTSB investigations on N4976K (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA052), Nov 20, 2016: Ryan Navion (N4976K), New Gretna, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in an encounter with a strong cold front and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4976K (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.

- [Accident 20161119020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119020639A), Nov 19, 2016: Ryan NAVION A (N4976K), New Gretna, NJ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On November 20, 2016 aircraft N4976K, a navion had crashed in a heavily wooded area, in southern new jersey. Pilot sustained fatal injuries. He was the sole…

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