# N6446M: 1948 Stinson 108-3, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408)
- Engine: [Franklin 6VS-335 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6vs-335-series) (registry code 27040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767), [TCDS 1E2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-4446
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 4, 1991
- Last registry action: April 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A8774D
- Owner when cancelled: [Murdock Gary D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURDOCK%20GARY%20D)
- Location: [Lodi, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lodi)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1235° N, 121.1591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95240, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6446M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6446M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6446M-2013-04-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 108-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3.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 LAX94FA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA354), Sep 5, 1994: Stinson 108-3 (N6446M), Shelter Cove, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION AND LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, IMPROPER (OR DELAYED) POSITIONING OF THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE FULLEST TANK, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO…

## 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 19940905024939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940905024939A), Sep 5, 1994: Univar 1083 (N6446M), Shelter Cove, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Engine quit on climbout then restarted and quit again. Stalled and spun into shore. Ran tank dry. Airspeed factors.

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