Single-engine piston

N4791K

1949 Ryan Navion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
NAV-4-1791
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cresson, TX
Registration record

N4791K on the FAA register

Type
1949 Ryan Navion
Serial
NAV-4-1791
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cresson, TX
Certificate issued
2019-08-22
Airworthiness date
1955-08-10
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5E50E
Mode S (octal)
51362416
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N4791K.
  • 1955-08-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N4791K

N4791K is a 1949 Ryan Navion, serial number NAV-4-1791. It is registered to an individual in Cresson, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E185 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 10, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4791K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-08-18 Accident · E St Louis Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2522
Reported aircraft: Navion 205 — a different aircraft that carried the N4791K registration before this airframe.

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.