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N8551H

N8551H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American NAVION built in 1956. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 26, 2022. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N8551H is reserved by a private party since January 26, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

North American NAVION cancelled January 26, 2022

Serial number
NAV4535
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1956
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 9, 2021
Last FAA action
January 9, 2021
Last owner
Barrowman John M (Co-owned)
Tucson, AZ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N8551H

LAX97LA183Accident on May 18, 1997 at Morristown, AZ: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American NAVION NA-1 · serial NAV-4-535

failure to replace an old and abraded oil feedline hose which led to its rupture and the in-flight loss of engine oil pressure. A related factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance-to-go versus altitude remaining during the subsequent forced landing.

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