# N5227K: Navion NAVION B, registration cancelled 1974-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42127B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 3, 1970
- Mode S code: A693B3
- Owner when cancelled: [Richardson Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20DONALD%20R)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5227K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5227K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5227K-1974-01-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 B: https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-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 LAX74AL029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL029), Oct 21, 1973: Ryan Navion F (N5227K), Signal Hill, CA, destroyed, 5 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 19731021038509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021038509A), Oct 21, 1973: Navion NAVIONB (N5227K), Signal Hill, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. IFR dep to VFR on top. Plt rptd"spatially disoriented"at 0607.hit gte warehse. Dmg EST 70000DOLS.

## Other aircraft with N5227K

- [Cancelled 2009-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5227K-2009-12-23): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449205, built 2001. Exported to Malaysia. Owner: [Wings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINGS%20LLC), [Jupiter, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jupiter)

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