# N1669Z: Ryan NAVION L-17B, registration cancelled 1995-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION L-17B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-l-17b) (registry code 6150166)
- Serial number: NAV41669
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1992
- Last registry action: April 19, 1995
- Mode S code: A10BA3
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Scott W III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20SCOTT%20W%20III), [Smith Chris A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CHRIS%20A)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.1596° N, 122.5579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98498, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1669Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1669Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669Z-1995-07-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Ryan NAVION L-17B: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-l-17b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA94FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA124), May 21, 1994: Ryan Navion L-17B (N1669Z), Olympia, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: AN INFLIGHT FIRE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

## 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.

- [Accident 19940521011889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011889A), May 21, 1994: Tmpson NAVIONA (N1669Z), Olympia, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Declared emergency on climbout. Trailing smoke. Flames in cockpit. Lost control. Crashed. Source fire undetermined.

## Other aircraft with N1669Z

- [Cancelled 1970-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1669Z-1970-12-04): Cessna 185A, S/N 185-0469. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Department Of State](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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