# N512AK: Ryan NAVION B, registration cancelled 2000-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (registry code 6150170)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-2222B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1997
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A668E7
- Owners when cancelled: [Banks Brian R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKS%20BRIAN%20R), [Banks Camilla M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANKS%20CAMILLA%20M)
- Location: [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2332° N, 115.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89129, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512AK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=512AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512AK-2000-03-08

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 B: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b.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 LAX97LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA280), Aug 10, 1997: North American Navion B (N512AK), Las Vegas, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The separation of the number 3 cylinder due to improper overhaul procedures, and the failure to adequately torque the cylinder hold down nuts and through bolts to specification.

## 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 19970810047479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970810047479A), Aug 10, 1997: N512AK, Lasvegas, NV, Destroyed. (-16) Shortly after takeoff, pilot notified vgt tower that aircraft was experiencing engine problems and was heading back to the airport. After reporting real…

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