# N4179K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2014-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1179
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1957
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A4F1BE
- Owner when cancelled: [Barnes M R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20M%20R)
- Location: [Kilgore, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kilgore)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3803° N, 94.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75662, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4179K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4179K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4179K-2014-10-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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 LAX88LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA243), Jul 1, 1988: Ryan Navion (N4179K), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19880701027409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880701027409A), Jul 1, 1988: Tmpson NAVION* (N4179K), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Oil leak on takeoff. Made the pattern but overcontrolled trying to land. Left wing hit runway, nose gear collapsed.

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