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Serial number
TN-6
Manufacture date
June 29, 1953
Original airframe identity
NAV-4-1272 (NC4272K)
Current status
Destroyed (reduced to parts)
N4272K
December 1952 - June 1953
Riley Aircraft Sales Company
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Riley Aircraft Sales Company
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
June 1953 - April 1955
Dresser Engineering Company
Tulsa, OK, USA
Dresser Engineering Company
Tulsa, OK, USA
- September 5, 1953 - Auxiliary fuel tank from a Cessna UC-78 installed in the rear baggage compartment.
- December 10, 1953 - 140hp Lycoming O-290-D2A engines removed and replaced with O-320 150hp engines.
- January 18, 1954 - TEMCO completes gross weight increase to 3,350 lbs.
April 1955 - October 1955
Yingling Aircraft of Oklahoma, Inc.
Tulsa, OK, USA
Yingling Aircraft of Oklahoma, Inc.
Tulsa, OK, USA
October 1955 - March 1956
Logsdon Construction Company
Wichita, KS, USA
Logsdon Construction Company
Wichita, KS, USA
March 1956 - October 1956
Yingling Aircraft of Oklahoma, Inc.
Tulsa, OK, USA
Yingling Aircraft of Oklahoma, Inc.
Tulsa, OK, USA
- August 1956 - May 1957, Bill of sale records show Yingling Aircraft of Oklahoma selling N4272K to Gaines Drilling Co. of El Dorado, KS. This conflicts with other bills of sale on record with the FAA.
October 1956
Malcolm Jacobs Company
St. Louis, MO, USA
Malcolm Jacobs Company
St. Louis, MO, USA
November 1956 - February 1960
John Walther
Dayton, OH, USA
John Walther
Dayton, OH, USA
February 1960 - August 1962
Projects Unlimted, Inc.
Dayton, OH, USA
Projects Unlimted, Inc.
Dayton, OH, USA
August 1962 - November 1962
George H. Bailey Company, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
George H. Bailey Company, Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
November 1962 - March 1963
N.S. Von Stith
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
N.S. Von Stith
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
March 1963 - December 1964
Clyde Imhoff Jr.
Toledo, OH, USA
Clyde Imhoff Jr.
Toledo, OH, USA
- June 18, 1963 - Repairs completed to the forward fuselage and nose baggage compartment door.
December 1964 - August 1966
Merrey Wyman
Columbus, MS, USA
Merrey Wyman
Columbus, MS, USA
August 1966 - July 1967
Oscar Bourgeois
Macon, MS, USA
Oscar Bourgeois
Macon, MS, USA
July 1967 - October 1973
Albert Catallo and Betty Catallo
Barksdale AFB, LA, USA
Albert Catallo and Betty Catallo
Barksdale AFB, LA, USA
October 1973 - May 1988
Clarence Commee and Loretta Coomee
Rockford, MI, USA
Clarence Commee and Loretta Coomee
Rockford, MI, USA
N4272K seen inflight.
Photo courtesy of Ken McTavish
May 1988 - unknown
Lee Sigloch
Jamestown, CA, USA
Lee Sigloch
Jamestown, CA, USA
unknown - present
De Luca of California Inc. (Tom and Carol De Luca)
Banning, CA, USA
De Luca of California Inc. (Tom and Carol De Luca)
Banning, CA, USA
- Reduced to spare parts - Examination indicates the forward fuselage was severly damaged as the center console containing the throttles, etc. was crushed. Also, the appearance of the wings show the airplane was part-way through a change in paint scheme, from red to one of two-tone green and white. Could this Navion have been wrecked in a hangar collapse?
The remains of TN-6, seen scattered around Tom and Carol De Luca's yard in Banning, CA, May 2018.
Photo courtesy of Trevor McTavish