N4398K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ryan NAVION built in 1948. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 29, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Ryan NAVION cancelled November 29, 2012
- Serial number
- NAV-4-1398
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1948
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 1990
- Last FAA action
- August 19, 2008
- Last owner
- Robbins Chester L (Individual)
Pleasant Hill, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N4398K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan NAVION · serial NAV-4-1398
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane and the subsequent total loss of engine power as a result of debris and water contamination in the fuel system.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site