# N40FL: 1947 Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 2013-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- 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: NAV-4-856
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1994
- Last registry action: January 28, 1999
- Mode S code: A4AAD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Piggy Bank Motor Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIGGY%20BANK%20MOTOR%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Tallahassee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tallahassee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5124° N, 84.3449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32303, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40FL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40FL-2013-09-10

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 Navion NAVION A: https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a.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 MIA97LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA134), Apr 10, 1997: Navion A (N40FL), Quincy, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: chafing of an electrical cable that was routed through the firewall, which resulted in electrical arching and an in-flight fire.

## 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 19970410005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410005839A), Apr 10, 1997: Tmpson NAVIONA (N40FL), Quincy, FL, Substantial damage. On final smelled electrical fire and heat on legs. Landed. Fire erupted. Battery cabble shorted at firewall. (-23) on Thursday, April 10, 1997, at…

## Other aircraft with N40FL

- [Cancelled 2020-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40FL-2020-07-23): Kitty Hawk FLYER, S/N F26050. Owner: [Kitty Hawk Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTY%20HAWK%20CORP), [Mountain View, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mountain%20View)

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