N4898K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Navion NAVION A built in 1949. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2016. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal".
Navion NAVION A cancelled September 6, 2016
- Serial number
- NAV-4-1898
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1949
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- March 6, 1961
- Last FAA action
- May 18, 2010
- Last owner
- Letsom Roland Alfred (Individual)
Junctioncity, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N4898K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Navion NAVION A · serial NAV-4-1898
The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while in cruise flight due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an exceedence of the design stress limits of the aircraft and led to an in-flight structural failure.
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