# N4954K: Ryan NAVION A, registration cancelled 1965-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1965
- Mode S code: A62599
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Marvin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20MARVIN%20M)
- Location: [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4954K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4954K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4954K-1965-12-20

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 A: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-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 CHI66A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0037), Oct 17, 1965: Navion A (N4954K), Spencer, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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