Single-engine piston

N8870H

1947 Ryan Navion

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
NAV-4-870
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental E185 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Boone, NC
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Registration record

N8870H on the FAA register

Type
1947 Ryan Navion
Serial
NAV-4-870
Engines
Continental E185 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boone, NC
Certificate issued
2023-03-04
Airworthiness date
1956-04-04
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC3A36
Mode S (octal)
53035066
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8870H.
  • 1956-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N8870H

N8870H is a 1947 Ryan Navion, serial number NAV-4-870. It is registered to an individual in Boone, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 April 4, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8870H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8870H.

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.