# N8986K: 1947 Stinson 108-1, registration cancelled 2017-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2017
- 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: 108-1986
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1968
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AC6640
- Owners when cancelled: [Clifton Raymond Earl  Co Ow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLIFTON%20RAYMOND%20EARL%20%20CO%20OW), [Kelley George A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLEY%20GEORGE%20A)
- Location: [Wheaton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheaton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8727° N, 88.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60187, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8986K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8986K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8986K-2017-11-21

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 CHI71DBD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBD18), Aug 30, 1970: Stinson 108-1 (N8986K), Ridott, IL, destroyed

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