# N8717H: 1947 Navion NAVION A, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Navion NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-a) (registry code 6150104)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-717
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1956
- Last registry action: November 19, 2002
- Mode S code: ABFD62
- Location: [Earth City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Earth%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7696° N, 90.4640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63045, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8717H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717H-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI02LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA160), Jun 9, 2002: Navion Navion A (N8717H), Forest Lake, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot not performing an aborted takeoff. The soft turf runway and power lines were contributing factors.

## 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 20020609013749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020609013749A), Jun 9, 2002: Tmpson NAVIONA (N8717H), Forest Lake, MN, No damage. (-23) During a down-wind take-off from Forest Lake Airport MN, a navion N8717H struck power wires with main landing gear, spun around and crashed into a swamp…

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