# N6780M: Stinson 108-3, registration cancelled 1970-12-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 30, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-4780
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1963
- Mode S code: A8FBD4
- Owner when cancelled: [Russell Simmons](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20SIMMONS)
- Location: [Monaca, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Monaca)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6780M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6780M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6780M-1970-12-30

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI68A0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0108), Jun 10, 1968: Stinson 108-3 (N6780M), Put-In-Bay, OH, destroyed, 2 fatal

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