Single-engine piston

N8909H

1947 North American Navion

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
NAV-4-909
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Northridge, CA
Registration record

N8909H on the FAA register

Type
1947 North American Navion
Serial
NAV-4-909
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Northridge, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-04-17
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC48EF
Mode S (octal)
53044357
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1956-04-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N8909H

N8909H is a 1947 North American Navion, serial number NAV-4-909. It is registered to an individual in Northridge, California.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 17, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8909H. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-02-20 Accident · Milford,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0103
Reported aircraft: Navion NAV-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N8909H registration before this airframe.
1968-11-13 Accident · Cooperstown,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4342
Reported aircraft: Navion A — a different aircraft that carried the N8909H registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D HYD PRESSURE TO GR DOWN LINES. 6 IN SNOW ON RNWY

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.