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N8551H1956 North American NAVION

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 26, 2022.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Tucson, AZ
owner city / state
Engine
UNKNOWN ENG
Ama/Expr
Owners
1
since 2021
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Last registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
Jan 9, 2021
Canceled
Jan 26, 2022
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Jul 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
Year
1956
Serial number
NAV4535
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Type certificate data sheet
A-782
Mode S code
ABBC6E

Engine

Make and model
Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
Type
Reciprocating

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2021 – 2022Co-ownersTucson, AZ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 18, 1997 · Morristown, AZ

failure to replace an old and abraded oil feedline hose which led to its rupture and the in-flight loss of engine oil pressure. A related factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance-to-go versus altitude remaining during the subsequent forced landing.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
LAX97LA183

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX97LA183)

Accident history for this model

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 (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine oil · oil line · failedJun 17, 1997

    OIL LINE FAILED AFTER ENGINE CHANGE. THE OIL COOLER LINES WERE NOT CHANGED. THE LINE APPEARED TO BE ORIGINAL, 50 YEARS OLD.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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