# N81K: Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 1981-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1961
- Mode S code: AB07E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Simplyfters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPLYFTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Malibu, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Malibu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-1981-12-17

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 Navion NAVION A: https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-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 OAK78DVA74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA74), Aug 16, 1978: Navion A (N81K), Chowchilla, CA, 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 19780816023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780816023579A), Aug 16, 1978: Navion NAVIOND (N81K), Chowchilla, CA, Substantial damage. Hit crane cable while on final.

## Other aircraft with N81K

- [Cancelled 2013-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-2013-12-18): Taylor Joel Lee RUTAN VARIEZE, S/N 150, built 1992. First renewal notice. Owner: [Taylor Joel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20JOEL%20L), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1968-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81K-1968-01-31): Cessna 170A, S/N 18086. Owner: [Mcdonald Charles William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20CHARLES%20WILLIAM), [Jefferson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jefferson)

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