# N4488K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2013-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: NAV41488
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: April 29, 1998
- Mode S code: A56BCF
- Location: [Corpus Christy, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7968° N, 97.3991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4488K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4488K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4488K-2013-04-01

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 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 BFO93LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA009), Nov 17, 1992: Ryan Navion (N4488K), Dublin, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WHICH PRODUCED AN INADEQUATE FUEL FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND TREES IN THE…

## 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 19921117047199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921117047199A), Nov 17, 1992: Tmpson NAVION* (N4488K), Dublin, VA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Landing gear up in field struck tree. Fuel pressure regulator adjustment too low.

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