# N8553H: 1947 Navion NAVION B, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION B](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-b) (registry code 6150112)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-220
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1980
- Last registry action: March 5, 1983
- Mode S code: ABBCB4
- Owner when cancelled: [Kendall William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENDALL%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Bonanza, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bonanza)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1989° N, 121.3126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97623, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8553H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8553H-2013-05-14

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 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 SEA81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA004), Nov 15, 1980: Navion A (N8553H), Yakima, WA, 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 19801115073959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801115073959A), Nov 15, 1980: Navion NAVIONA (N8553H), Yakima, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR pilot was cleared for ILS approach. Struck trees on rising terrain prior to initial fix. Zero visibility.

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