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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4488K

N4488K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ryan NAVION built in 1948. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 1, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation".

Ryan NAVION cancelled April 1, 2013

Serial number
NAV41488
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1948
Last status
Sale reported, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
April 29, 1998
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Corpus Christy, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N4488K

BFO93LA009Accident on November 17, 1992 at Dublin, VA: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ryan NAVION · serial NAV4-1488

IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WHICH PRODUCED AN INADEQUATE FUEL FLOW AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND TREES IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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