Dauby Equipment Company's D-16 Twin Navion
Serial Number NAV-4-532
January 7, 1952 - manufacturedJuly 1, 1953 - aircraft received new data plate.
- Used the airframe from NAV-4-532 (NC91793).
N91793
April 1951 - September 1952
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hank Coffin poses with N91793 while his dog Frekkles enjoys
the shade under the port engine. (Popular Planes)
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Served as a prototype for a twin engine conversion of the popular four seat, single engine Navion.
- For a large selection of photographs from the conversion process, Click here.
- Airplane was painted very dark blue with cream trim.
- From the Major Repair and Alteration (337) Form, "This standard Navion was converted to a two engine aircraft in accordance with the attached drawings and engineering reports by the Dauby Equipment Co. owners of the aircraft. List of pertinant data will be found on the reverse side. This plane will be known as a "Twin Navion" and will carry the designation of X-16 until it is certified at which time it would be known to us as a D-16 and we request that you use this in refering to it."
Hank Coffin poses with N91793 while his dog Frekkles enjoys
the shade under the port engine. (Popular Planes)
Press release photos of the X-16.
(Popular Planes)
Three photos showing later revisions to the X-16. Note the dual
boarding steps behind the wings. This was the only Twin Navion
with this feature. (Western Aviation)
September 1952
Plastic & Rubber Prod. Co.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Plastic & Rubber Prod. Co.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
September 1952 - August 1953
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Dauby Equipment Co., Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
August 1953 - February 1954
Riley Aircraft Corp.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
N91793 on the cover of the February 1954 Flying magazine.
(Flying)
Riley Aircraft Corp.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
- February 25, 1954 - Riley Aircraft requested the registration change to N22Y. Aircraft was assigned a new serial number, D-9, later changed to TN-9 following remanufacture.
N91793 on the cover of the February 1954 Flying magazine.
(Flying)
Current status: Remanufactered as TN-9
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