Single-engine piston

N5327K

1950 Ryan Navion B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1950
Serial
NAV-4-2227-B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Catawba, NC
Registration record

N5327K on the FAA register

Type
1950 Ryan Navion B
Serial
NAV-4-2227-B
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Catawba, NC
Certificate issued
1995-05-06
Airworthiness date
1956-05-16
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6BB32
Mode S (octal)
51535462
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-27
    Accident at Hurt, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 1995-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N5327K.
  • 1956-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N5327K

N5327K is a 1950 Ryan Navion B, serial number NAV-4-2227-B. It is registered to co-owners in Catawba, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 1995 and expires on September 30, 2027.

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 May 16, 1956.

N5327K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-09-27 Accident · Hurt, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA16LA333
Reported aircraft: Ryan Navion
Probable cause: Incorrect installation of the oil temperature probe and an inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect leaking oil around the loose probe, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation.
1971-12-11 Accident · Harvard,Ill, 13 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4395
Reported aircraft: Navion B — a different aircraft that carried the N5327K registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RAN ROUGH THEN QUIT DURG GOARND.

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.