- Registered owner
- Dawley Lyle M
- Location
- North Pole, AK
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 108-978
- Year built
- 1946
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- June 5, 1957
- Certificate issued
- June 16, 2011
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Mode S code
- ADA882
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 6
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1979 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Stinson 108-2
SAIB SW-18-31Navigation, Attitude, and Direction Data SystemNTSB investigations · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB ANC99LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChugiak, AKA partial failure of the brake system. A factor associated with the accident was a leaking brake system.NTSB ANC93LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Skwentna, AKThe pilot in command's inadequate preflight planning and preparation. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the particular aircraft's performance.NTSB ANC71DAG24Accident · No injuriesClosedKenai, AK
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 19990908025649ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Birchwood, AK(.19) On September 8, 1999, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, a tailwheel equipped Stinson 108-2 airplane, N97978, received substantial damage while landing on runway 19 at the Birchwood Airport, chugiak, Alaska. The first pilot, a certificated flight…Accident 19930808028379ATo Aborted (Fixed Wing) · Near Skwentna, AKTried to takeoff float equipped 108 unable to lift. Ran out of lake into swamp at end of lake.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N97978General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Stinson 108-2 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 185
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Stinson 108-2
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller