Single-engine piston

N5173K

1950 Ryan Navion B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
NAV-4-2073B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Navion West Inc (Corporation)
Based
Northridge, CA
Registration record

N5173K on the FAA register

Type
1950 Ryan Navion B
Serial
NAV-4-2073B
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Registered owner
Navion West Inc
Northridge, CA
Certificate issued
2025-12-08
Airworthiness date
1955-09-01
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A67E3B
Mode S (octal)
51477073
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5173K.
  • 1955-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N5173K

N5173K is a 1950 Ryan Navion B, serial number NAV-4-2073B. The FAA register lists Navion West Inc as the registrant in Northridge, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GO-435C&D series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 1, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5173K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5173K.

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

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