# N4235K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2012-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1235
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, showing compliance
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1972
- Last registry action: March 12, 1977
- Mode S code: A509D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ford Birchard H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20BIRCHARD%20H)
- Location: [Tustin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tustin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7309° N, 117.8106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tustin, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4235K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4235K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235K-2012-06-14

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 Ryan NAVION: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX80DUG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG22), Mar 2, 1980: Ryan Navion (N4235K), Wrightwood, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X3432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3432), Aug 16, 1964: Navion B (N4235K), Thermol, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800302005329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302005329A), Mar 2, 1980: Tmpson NAVION/ (N4235K), Wrightwood, CA, Destroyed. Flew into mountain area of low clouds, heavy blowing snow and downdrafts. Hit trees on mountainside.

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