# N97471: Stinson 108, registration cancelled 1971-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 1971
- 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: 108-471
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1960
- Mode S code: AD95E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Prestin Robert C And Or Vester B Sansing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESTIN%20ROBERT%20C%20AND%20OR%20VESTER%20B%20SANSING)
- Location: [La Puente, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/La%20Puente)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97471
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97471
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97471-1971-07-15

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 LAX69F0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0347), May 3, 1969: Stinson 108 (N97471), Summit, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N97471

- [Cancelled 1995-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97471-1995-04-10): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276195. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Beegles Aircraft Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEEGLES%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICE%20INC), [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

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