# N4816K: 1949 Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1816
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1956
- Last registry action: September 24, 1985
- Mode S code: A5EF84
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4816K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4816K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4816K-2012-08-27

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 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 CHI81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA047), Apr 12, 1981: Navion A (N4816K), Platteville, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810412016049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810412016049A), Apr 12, 1981: Navion NAVIONA (N4816K), Platteville, IL, Destroyed. Night departure into 200-foot obscured ceiling. Impact with ground indicates loss of control. Alcohol involved.

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