Single-engine piston

N27AW

1950 Ryan Navion B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1950
Serial
4-2172B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Annapolis, MD
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Registration record

N27AW on the FAA register

Type
1950 Ryan Navion B
Serial
4-2172B
Engines
Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Annapolis, MD
Certificate issued
2014-02-27
Airworthiness date
1981-06-02
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2A438
Mode S (octal)
50522070
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-07-27
    Accident at Chicago, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N27AW.
  • 1981-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N27AW

N27AW is a 1950 Ryan Navion B, serial number 4-2172B. It is registered to an individual in Annapolis, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-480 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 2, 1981.

N27AW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-07-27 Accident · Chicago, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN19LA251
Reported aircraft: Ryan Navion
Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear upper side brace assembly during landing due to reverse bending fatigue as a result of the incomplete penetration of the circumferential weld during initial production of the component.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.