# N4961C: 1949 Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- 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-4-1161
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1987
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A628E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Hatfield Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HATFIELD%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Muskogee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Muskogee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2925° N, 86.2939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49445, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4961C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4961C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961C-2013-03-18

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (3)

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 CHI87DEM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM06), Apr 19, 1987: Navion A (N4961C), Baldwin, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0390), Dec 2, 1967: Navion A (N4961C), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2232), Jun 11, 1964: Navion A (N4961C), Cameron, LA, 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 19870419010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419010249A), Apr 19, 1987: Tmpson NAVIONA (N4961C), Baldwin, MI, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft struck trees during landing.

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