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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9117R

N9117R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a North American NAVION A. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 7, 2025. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N9117R is reserved by a private party since May 7, 2025. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

North American NAVION A cancelled May 7, 2025

Serial number
NAV-4-960
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 5, 2023
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Last owner
Purdy Christopher S (Co-owned)
Campobello, SC
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N9117R

ERA25LA007Accident on October 3, 2024 at Rutherfordton, NC: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: North American NAVION · serial NAV-4-960

An in-flight fire, the origin of which could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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