# N97638: 1946 Stinson 108, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- 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: 108-638
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 10, 1979
- Last registry action: December 14, 1985
- Mode S code: AD9CD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Bernadett Vernita M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNADETT%20VERNITA%20M)
- Location: [Auburn, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Auburn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9113° N, 121.0858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95603, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97638
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97638-2013-09-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX85FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA038), Nov 3, 1984: Stinson Voyager 150 (N97638), Meadow Vista, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19841102061819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841102061819A), Nov 2, 1984: Univar 108 (N97638), Meadow Vista, CA, Destroyed. Flew VFR into area with zero ceiling and visibility. Impacted trees and high terrain inverted. IFR currency not met

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