Single-engine piston

N4856K

1949 Ryan Navion A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1949
Serial
NAV-4-1856
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E225 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Montcalm Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Coral, MI
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Registration record

N4856K on the FAA register

Type
1949 Ryan Navion A
Serial
NAV-4-1856
Engines
Continental E225 series
Registered owner
Montcalm Aviation LLC
Coral, MI
Certificate issued
2021-04-10
Airworthiness date
1956-04-20
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5FE60
Mode S (octal)
51377140
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N4856K.
  • 1956-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N4856K

N4856K is a 1949 Ryan Navion A, serial number NAV-4-1856. The FAA register lists Montcalm Aviation LLC as the registrant in Coral, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental E225 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 20, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4856K. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-11-05 Accident · Fremont, MI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN21LA046
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N4856K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot s improper positioning of the fuel selector during takeoff, which was not in accordance with the preflight checklist and resulted in fuel starvation, a subsequent total loss of engine power, and an aerodynamic stall during an attempted forced landing.

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.