# N458Y: Stinson SM-8A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson SM-8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-8a) (registry code 8630802, 4 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 295](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20295) (Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Stinson Division) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-4265
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: May 26, 2004
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A591FA
- Registered owner: [Abel William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABEL%20WILLIAM%20F)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8930° N, 108.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59105, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=458Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458Y

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.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N458Y.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N458Y.

## 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

## Earlier aircraft with N458Y

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N458Y before.

- [Cancelled 1984-12-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N458Y-1984-12-04): Grumman G-164, S/N 104, built 1962. Owner: [Custom Crop Care Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUSTOM%20CROP%20CARE%20CORP), [Yuma City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Yuma%20City)

## Related

- Other Stinson SM-8A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-8a/aircraft.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.