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    Airframe Family: North American L-17 Navion
    Latest Model:Navion A
    Construction Number:NAV-4-2039
    Last Civil Registration:N5139K
    Compressed ID:Ryan Navion A cn NAV-4-2039 cr N513...
    Latest Owner or Location:Original Design Ministries, Eatonville, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    1950

    Constructed as a Navion A by Ryan.

    28 June 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N5139K (NAVION A, NAV-4-2039) issued.

    To unknown owner with c/r N5139K.

    Based at Milestones of Flight Air Museum, Fox Field, Palmdale, CA.
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    By 31 October 1968

    To unknown owner with c/r N5139K.

    31 October 1968

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Walnut Ridge, AR, United States. The time was 0747 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Walnut Ridge Airport. Landed wheels up on touch down. The emergency circumstances included; precautionary landing off airport and suspected mechanical discrepancy. Report remarks include: Cable from gear selector to gr-up locks stretched prevented actuating up locks, gear would not unlock.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 July 2004

    To Coyte R. Jones, Lancaster, CA with new c/r N5139K.

    26 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Exhibited at the Milestones of Flight Museum, Lancaster, CA

    23 December 2013

    To Robert C. Jones, Lancaster, CA keeping c/r N5139K.

    29 March 2016

    To Original Design Ministries, Eatonville, WA keeping c/r N5139K.
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