# N8980K: 1947 Stinson 108-1, registration cancelled 2018-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 108-1980
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 15, 1977
- Last registry action: September 17, 1977
- Mode S code: AC656E
- Owner when cancelled: [Pierson Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIERSON%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Lake Worth, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.6184° N, 80.0558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33460, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8980K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8980K-2018-04-06

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 108-1: 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 IAD78DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DA042), Jan 27, 1978: Stinson 108 (N8980K), Ocean City, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19780127001959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127001959A), Jan 27, 1978: Univar 1081 (N8980K), Ocean City, Substantial damage. Plt's body recovered in atlantic Ocean,15 miles south of Ocean cid.

## Other aircraft with N8980K

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8980K): Vans RV-12IS, S/N 121442, built 2025

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