# N4220K: 1948 Ryan NAVION A, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162)
- 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-4-1220
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1990
- Last registry action: August 2, 1996
- Mode S code: A5056F
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith L David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20L%20DAVID), [Booth Maurice L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTH%20MAURICE%20L)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9970° N, 117.0730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92128, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4220K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4220K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4220K-2012-11-21

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 A: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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 LAX90LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA306), Aug 27, 1990: Ryan Navion (N4220K), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE OF FUEL INLET SCREEN BY PIECE OF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL HOSE.

## 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 19900827036469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036469A), Aug 27, 1990: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4220K), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed on freeway. Carburetor screen clogged by shaving from gas line hose.

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