# N205W: Stinson SM-8A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson SM-8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-8a) (registry code 8630802, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming R680-4P-B4](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4) (registry code 41542)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20295) (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Stinson Division) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4029
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 5, 2014
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A1A68A
- Registered owner: [Willie Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIE%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Naples, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Naples)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1214° N, 81.7390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34112, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=205W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N205W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Stinson SM-8A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming R680-4P-B4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC66D0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0047), Jun 20, 1965: Stinson SM-8A (N205W), Provincetown, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N205W.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Stinson SM-8A)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc
- [STC SA6070NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA6070NM): Installation of a 'quick-disconnect drain plug' on the engine rocker sump for the oil drain retrieval system after engine shutdown. West Coast Air Creations
- [STC SA00024NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00024NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K007 on single or multi-engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Lycoming reciprocating engines of 450 horsepower or less. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey
- [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC
- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc
- [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc

## Related

- Other Stinson SM-8A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-8a/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming R680-4P-B4 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-4p-b4.md

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