Single-engine piston

N8534H

1947 North American Navion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
NAV-4-524
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Refugio, TX
Registration record

N8534H on the FAA register

Type
1947 North American Navion
Serial
NAV-4-524
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Refugio, TX
Certificate issued
2011-12-01
Airworthiness date
1956-02-25
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABB569
Mode S (octal)
52732551
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N8534H.
  • 1956-02-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N8534H

N8534H is a 1947 North American Navion, serial number NAV-4-524. It is registered to co-owners in Refugio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2011 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 February 25, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8534H. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-04-13 Accident · Sweetwater,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0928
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N8534H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ENG FUEL PUMP CONNECTION.
1971-03-23 Accident · Lubbock,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1099
Reported aircraft: N.American Navion — a different aircraft that carried the N8534H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: BOCK,HIT SAND 200YDS FRM RWY.SUMP BOWL LEAKING.
1967-06-13 Accident · San Marcos,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1790
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N8534H 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.