# N4388K: 1948 Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 2013-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- 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-4-1388
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1987
- Last registry action: January 28, 1994
- Mode S code: A54450
- Owner when cancelled: [Fiala Paul Arthur](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIALA%20PAUL%20ARTHUR)
- Location: [Springville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Springville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2177° N, 118.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93265, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4388K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4388K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4388K-2013-08-14

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 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 LAX87FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA291), Aug 4, 1987: Navion A (N4388K), Hawthorne, 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 19870804079659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804079659A), Aug 4, 1987: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4388K), Hawthorne, CA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on approach. Crashed into a vehicle on a city street. A leaking fuel pump had depleted the fuel.

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