# N8503K: Stinson 108-1, registration cancelled 1972-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-1503
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1968
- Mode S code: ABAA23
- Owner when cancelled: [Robert E Shipp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERT%20E%20SHIPP)
- Location: [Woodbridge, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Woodbridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8503K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8503K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503K-1972-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 IAD70F0083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70F0083), Sep 13, 1969: Stinson 108-1 (N8503K), Prince George, VA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8503K

- [Cancelled 2011-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8503K-2011-02-08): Bell 204-B, S/N 469. Assigned, pending cancellation

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