# N8938H: Ryan NAVION, registration cancelled 1964-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1964
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ryan NAVION](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion) (registry code 6150160)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV-4-938
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 6, 1963
- Mode S code: AC53F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Northrup Castle](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHRUP%20CASTLE)
- Location: [Volcano, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Volcano)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938H-1964-10-28

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 UNK65X0334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0334), Oct 18, 1964: Navion (N8938H), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8938H

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938H-2014-11-20): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1366, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20AVIATION%20INC), [Port Neches, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Neches)

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