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N109F1947 North American NAVION L-17A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jun 1999)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2032
Based in
Purcellville, VA
owner city / state
Engine
E185 SERIES · 205 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2025
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1999
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Purcellville, VA
Certificate issued
Jul 28, 2025
Expires
Jul 31, 2032
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Mar 30, 1956

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
North American
Model
NAVION L-17A
Year
1947
Serial number
NAV-4-839
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A026A0

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor E185 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
205 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2025 – nowIndividual ownerPurcellville, VA · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 16, 1999 · Osceola, WI

the pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system in that he had the fuel selector positioned to a tank which did not contain sufficient fuel for the flight. Factors associated with the accident were the crop and the ditch which the airplane encountered during the forced landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CHI99LA186

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CHI99LA186)

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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