# N97706: 1946 Stinson 108, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- 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: 108706
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2009
- Last registry action: February 11, 2009
- Mode S code: ADA01D
- Owner when cancelled: [Thillmony Brad Dean](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THILLMONY%20BRAD%20DEAN)
- Location: [Apache Junction, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Apache%20Junction)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4150° N, 111.5496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apache Junction, AZ, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97706
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97706
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97706-2018-01-17

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 CHI76DEG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEG02), Jul 12, 1975: Stinson 108 (N97706), Batavia, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20110418005669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110418005669I), Apr 18, 2011: Stinson 108 (N97706), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. On April 18, 2011 at 1708 PST., N97706, a Stinson 108, piloted by brad thillmony, private pilot certificate number [privacy data omitted] struck a taxiway…
- [Accident 19750712021599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750712021599A), Jul 12, 1975: Univar 108 (N97706), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. Acft has brake pedals only at left cockpit position.

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