# N9117R: North American NAVION A, registration cancelled 2025-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132)
- 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-4-960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 1960
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2023
- Last registry action: May 5, 2023
- Mode S code: AC9DBF
- Owners when cancelled: [Purdy Christopher S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDY%20CHRISTOPHER%20S), [Purdy Jennifer S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PURDY%20JENNIFER%20S)
- Location: [Campobello, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Campobello)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1211° N, 82.1324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29322, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9117R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9117R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9117R-2025-05-07

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 North American NAVION A: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-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 ERA25LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA007), Oct 3, 2024: North American Navion (N9117R), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight fire, the origin of which could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## 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 20241003016219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241003016219A), Oct 3, 2024: North American NAVION A (N9117R), Rutherfordton, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft departed jqf en route to fqd with pilot and 1 pax. Aircraft was loaded at jqf transporting supplies to fqd for hurricane relief. During approach to…

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