# N97383: 1946 Stinson 108, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402)
- 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: 108-383
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 1946
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2007
- Last registry action: August 17, 2007
- Mode S code: AD9256
- Owner when cancelled: [Jenkins Jake S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20JAKE%20S)
- Location: [Dickens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dickens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6669° N, 100.7443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79229, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97383
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97383-2017-06-19

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 CEN11FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA247), Mar 27, 2011: Stinson 108 (N97383), Dickens, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot's decision to fly in night instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20110327005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327005089A), Mar 27, 2011: Stinson 108 (N97383), Dickens, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. On March 27, 2011, about 0600 central daylight time, N97383, a Stinson 108, was destoryed upon impact near Dickens, Texas. The private pilot and two passengers…

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