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N916891946 North American NAVION

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2028
Based in
La Crescenta, CA
owner city / state
Engine
E225 SERIES · 225 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1995
NTSB events
None
since 1982
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Co-owners
City, state
La Crescenta, CA
Certificate issued
Nov 15, 1995
Expires
Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Oct 2, 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
1946
Serial number
NAV4431
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
ACB087

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor E225 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
225 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. 1995 – nowCo-ownersLa Crescenta, CA · 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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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 (4)

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.

  • Fuel · strainer · missingNov 1, 1995

    DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND ENTIRE FUEL STRAINER ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. NO INFORMATION NOTED IN LOG BOOK. FUEL SYSTEM LINES DIRECTLY TO INJECTION SYSTEM AT INDUCTION SYSTEM.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Power plant · air box · crackedNov 1, 1995

    ON INSPECTION, 90 DEGREE 'L' FOUND CRACKED. ATTACH BOLTS NOT TIGHT. TT UNKNOWN. ORIGINAL A/C ISSUE. REPAIRED WITH DOUBLER. VIBRATION SUSPECTED AS CAUSE.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Hydraulic power · reservoir · parts missingNov 1, 1995

    ON ANNUAL INSPECTION, NOTED PARTS NOT IN SYSTEM. FILTER CLOGGED. TT ON FILTER UNKNOWN. NO RECORD FOR PAST 5 YEARS FOR FILTER CHANGE. PARTS LEFT OUT ON LAST CHANGE. FILTER MUST BE CHANGED EVERY 12 MONTHS. MISING PARTS: GASKET-AN902-8, GUIDE-1U5-58161, PACKING-AN62273.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Flight controls · bellcrank · crackedNov 1, 1995

    INSPECTION, PART CLEANED WITH WIRE BRUSH WHEN MOVEMENT WAS NOTED. BUSHING WORN IN VERTICAL PLANE, NR 47. LOWER ARM CRACKED. IF IT BROKE WHILE LOWERING FLAPS, COULD CAUSE FAILURE. SUSPECT CAUSE AS DROPPING FLAPS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH OR GEAR-UP LANDING WITH FLAPS.

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

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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