# N8551H: 1956 North American NAVION, registration cancelled 2022-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (registry code 6150130)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV4535
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2021
- Last registry action: January 9, 2021
- Mode S code: ABBC6E
- Owners when cancelled: [Barrowman John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARROWMAN%20JOHN%20M), [Barrowman John L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARROWMAN%20JOHN%20L)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3394° N, 110.9850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85704, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8551H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8551H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8551H-2022-01-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 North American NAVION: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3160](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3160), Jun 17, 1997: OIL LINE. FAILED. OIL LINE FAILED AFTER ENGINE CHANGE. THE OIL COOLER LINES WERE NOT CHANGED. THE LINE APPEARED TO BE ORIGINAL, 50 YEARS OLD.

## 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 LAX97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA183), May 18, 1997: North American Navion NA-1 (N8551H), Morristown, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure to replace an old and abraded oil feedline hose which led to its rupture and the in-flight loss of engine oil pressure. A related factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance-to-go versus…

## 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 19970518016379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518016379A), May 18, 1997: Tmpson NAVIONA (N8551H), Morristown, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Smoke in cockpit. Landed short desert strip. Oil cooler hose not replaced on tbo broke.

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