# N4459K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2015-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2015
- 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-4-1459
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1989
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A560CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Fribourg David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIBOURG%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Ravena, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Ravena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4916° N, 73.8427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4459K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4459K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459K-2015-05-19

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19900323015519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900323015519I), Mar 23, 1990: Navion L17A (N4459K), South Bethlehem, NJ, Minor damage. Student pilot failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up.

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