# N97120: Stinson 108, registration cancelled 1998-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1081120
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1996
- Last registry action: September 18, 1996
- Mode S code: AD8A13
- Owner when cancelled: [Hofman Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFMAN%20RICHARD%20E)
- Location: [Greenwood, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greenwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5957° N, 86.1140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46143, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97120
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97120
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97120-1998-08-31

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108.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 CHI97FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA093), Mar 27, 1997: Stinson 108 (N97120), Greenfield, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to restricted movement in the exhaust valve and rotted/weathered ignition harness, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertant stall.

## 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 19970327046109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970327046109A), Mar 27, 1997: N97120, Greenfield, IN, No damage. (-23) On March 27, 1997, at approximately 1340 local time, a Stinson 108, N97120, piloted by private pilot richard e. hofmann, crashed at pope field (gfd),…

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