# N343C: 1947 Stinson 108-2, registration cancelled 2018-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2) (registry code 9230406)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (registry code 41516)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767), [TCDS E-228](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-228) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-3343
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1956
- Last registry action: September 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A3C8A5
- Location: [Copper Center, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Copper%20Center)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5521° N, 145.7248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99573, within about 35 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343C-2018-08-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Stinson 108-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-2.md

## 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 ANC16LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA048), Jul 18, 2016: Stinson 108 (N343C), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop and overstress failure of the left main landing…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160718024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718024569A), Jul 18, 2016: Stinson 108-2 (N343C), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. N343C departed skagway at approximatly 12:00 pm, weather clear with light winds, tempurature in the mid seventies. Flight to Haines was about ten minutes at an…

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