# N4053K: 1949 North American NAVION, registration cancelled 2012-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV41053
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A4C1FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Kingsley Rubert H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGSLEY%20RUBERT%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Brooklyn, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brooklyn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6501° N, 73.9496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, NY, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4053K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4053K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4053K-2012-05-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 North American NAVION: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion.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 NYC66A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0063), Dec 3, 1965: Navion NAV-A (N4053K), Fort Ann, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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