# N4398K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- 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-4-1398
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1955
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1990
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A54807
- Owner when cancelled: [Robbins Chester L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBBINS%20CHESTER%20L)
- Location: [Pleasant Hill, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pleasant%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9542° N, 122.0763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94523, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4398K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4398K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4398K-2012-11-29

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 WPR12LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA070), Dec 27, 2011: Ryan Navion (N4398K), Concord, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane and the subsequent total loss of engine power as a result of debris and water contamination in the fuel system.

## 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 20111227029999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111227029999A), Dec 27, 2011: Ryan NAVION (N4398K), Concord, CA, Destroyed. Pilot performed a take off on runway 32R, Concord, CA..at an altitude of approximately 200 feet the engine quit, pilot banked aircraft left, lowered the…

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