# N971C: Stinson 108-3, registration cancelled 1970-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (registry code 9230408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108-3971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1963
- Mode S code: AD878E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sales Ben G Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALES%20BEN%20G%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=971C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N971C-1970-06-26

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 108-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3.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 UNK64X3726](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3726), Sep 1, 1964: Stinson 108-3 (N971C), Fabens Tex, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N971C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N971C): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-20093, built 1964

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