# N8278K: 1946 Stinson 108-1, registration cancelled 2006-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404)
- Engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767), [TCDS E-238](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-238) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-1278
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2003
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: AB4E56
- Owner when cancelled: [Mv Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MV%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Byron Center, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Byron%20Center)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8039° N, 85.7404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49315, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278K-2006-07-11

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 108-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1.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 CHI03LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA145), Jun 2, 2003: Stinson 108-1 (N8278K), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor to the accident was the overload of the right main landing gear.

## 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 20030601011029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030601011029A), Jun 1, 2003: Univar 1081 (N8278K), Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot's statement: "came in for landing, normal configuration, touched runway. At that second, lost control. Aircraft veered to left, left wing came up,…

---
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.