# N5245K: Ryan NAVION B, registration cancelled 1974-05-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 20, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: NAV42145B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1966
- Mode S code: A69ADB
- Owner when cancelled: [Alther John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTHER%20JOHN%20W)
- Location: [Bowie, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bowie)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5245K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5245K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5245K-1974-05-20

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 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 IAD74AI053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI053), Mar 17, 1974: Navion B (N5245K), Bowie, MD, destroyed, 3 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 19740317008269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317008269A), Mar 17, 1974: Navion NAVIONB (N5245K), Bowie, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. MDT turb fcst for area. Acft struck trees aprx 2200FT s of rwy. Flt dptd fll abt 0852 hrs.

## Other aircraft with N5245K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5245K): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274029, built 1980

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