# N4976K: 1949 Ryan NAVION A, registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (registry code 6150162)
- 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-4-1976
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1993
- Last registry action: August 16, 2014
- Mode S code: A62D4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Lindley William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINDLEY%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Beachwood, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Beachwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9284° N, 74.2022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08722, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4976K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4976K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4976K-2018-06-08

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 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 ERA17FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA052), Nov 20, 2016: Ryan Navion (N4976K), New Gretna, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and in-flight weather evaluation, which resulted in an encounter with a strong cold front and the pilot's subsequent loss of airplane control.

## 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 20161119020639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161119020639A), Nov 19, 2016: Ryan NAVION A (N4976K), New Gretna, NJ, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On November 20, 2016 aircraft N4976K, a navion had crashed in a heavily wooded area, in southern new jersey. Pilot sustained fatal injuries. He was the sole…

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