# N97797: Stinson 108-1, registration cancelled 1992-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stinson 108-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1) (registry code 9230404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-767](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-767) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 108797
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: April 9, 1992
- Mode S code: ADA159
- Owners when cancelled: [Applicant Wend Eugene T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLICANT%20WEND%20EUGENE%20T), [Application Dated Undated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APPLICATION%20DATED%20UNDATED)
- Location: [St Charles, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/St%20Charles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2946° N, 84.1593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48655, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97797
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97797
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97797-1992-06-24

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 108-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-1.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI88LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA191), Aug 4, 1988: Stinson 108-1 (N97797), St. Charles, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69D0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0239), Aug 3, 1968: Stinson 108-1 (N97797), Fremont, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19880804030239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030239A), Aug 4, 1988: Univar 1081 (N97797), St Charles, MI, Destroyed. Settled into trees on climbout from a short Private strip. Temperature was 96 degrees. Misjudged acft performance.

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