Single-engine piston

N5401K

1950 Ryan Navion B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1950
Serial
NAV4-2096B
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rixeyville, VA
Registration record

N5401K on the FAA register

Type
1950 Ryan Navion B
Serial
NAV4-2096B
Engines
Lycoming GO-435C&D series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rixeyville, VA
Certificate issued
2025-03-28
Airworthiness date
2000-09-16
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6DA71
Mode S (octal)
51555161
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5401K to the current registrant.
  • 2000-09-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1998-12-22
    N5401K previously assigned to a Ryan Navion B (s/n NAV42301B); cancelled.
  • 1997-07-11
    Accident at Garfield, CO; damage: destroyed.
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
Overview

About N5401K

N5401K is a 1950 Ryan Navion B, serial number NAV4-2096B. It is registered to an individual in Rixeyville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2025 and expires on March 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 (normal, utility), dated September 16, 2000.

N5401K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-07-11 Accident · Garfield, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW97FA262
Reported aircraft: Ryan Navion B
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in a stall and collision with a pole and a building. High density altiitude was a related factor.

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.