# N4539K: 1948 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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-4-1539
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1956
- Certificate issued: February 19, 1980
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A580DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Spec Fred P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEC%20FRED%20P)
- Location: [Claysville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Claysville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1032° N, 80.4174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15323, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4539K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4539K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4539K-2018-01-24

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 NYC75FGM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM30), Apr 2, 1975: Navion A (N4539K), Huntingdon Twp, PA, 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 19750402007389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750402007389A), Apr 2, 1975: Navion NAVION* (N4539K), Huntingdon Twp, PA, Substantial damage. Fuel selector valve fittd with improper o-rings which permittd air into fuel system.

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