# N8785H: 1947 Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 2004-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160)
- 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-4-785
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AC171D
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8785H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8785H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8785H-2004-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion.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 OAK74AP043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP043), Mar 9, 1974: Ryan Navion (N8785H), Columbia, CA, 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 19740309006869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740309006869A), Mar 9, 1974: Navion NAVION* (N8785H), Columbia, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Hit tree with l wing just north of arpt.

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