# N8478: Stinson SM-1DA, registration cancelled 1940-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1940
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson SM-1DA](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-1da) (registry code 8630505)
- Serial number: D-305
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AB9D4A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sproul Clarence B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPROUL%20CLARENCE%20B)
- Location: [Caribou, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Caribou)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478-1940-09-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SM-1DA: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sm-1da.md

## Other aircraft with N8478

- [Cancelled 2013-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478-2013-03-25): Cessna 310, S/N 35148. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1981-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478-1981-11-13): Sikorsky S-58FT, S/N 58775. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Carson Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARSON%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Perkasie, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Perkasie)

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