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    Airframe Family: North American L-17 Navion
    Latest Model:Navion
    Construction Number:NAV-4-1150
    Last Civil Registration:N4150K
    Compressed ID:Ryan Navion cn NAV-4-1150 cr N4150K...
    Latest Owner or Location:Rollin D. Tomlin, Wilmington, OH

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    Dates

    Event

    1949

    Constructed as a Navion by Ryan.

    14 July 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N4150K (NAVION, NAV-4-1150) issued.

    By 21 September 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N4150K.

    21 September 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Butler, MO, United States. The time was 1630 hours. The damage was substantial. The flight departed from Liberal, KS, with an unknown destination. The engine failed or malfunctioned while cruising. Collided with a fence during the landing rollout. There was a partial power loss with the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land. Report remarks include: Nr two cylinder exhaust valve failed. High time engine...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    17 April 1981

    To Ronald E. Dean, Worthington, OH with new c/r N4150K.

    6 April 2010

    To Rollin D. Tomlin, Wilmington, OH keeping c/r N4150K.

    15 September 2012


    Photographer: Kevin Kuhn
    Notes: Navion N4150K at 2B6, stored dis-assembled at Wilmington - Hollister Field, OH

    24 February 2020

    To Rollin D. Tomlin, Wilmington, OH keeping c/r N4150K.
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