# N4340K: Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 1973-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1340
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1972
- Mode S code: A5345C
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith George F Jr & Norman James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20GEORGE%20F%20JR%20%26%20NORMAN%20JAMES%20L)
- Location: [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4340K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4340K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340K-1973-06-22

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 (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 MIA73AM047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM047), Nov 5, 1972: Navion A (N4340K), Brunswick, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N4340K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4340K): Rockwell International S-2R, S/N 5080R, built 1975
- [Cancelled 1990-09-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340K-1990-09-26): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8431016. Exported to France

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