# N97959: 1946 Stinson 108, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 108-959
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1955
- Last registry action: October 30, 2009
- Mode S code: ADA83D
- Location: [Two Rivers, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Two%20Rivers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8908° N, 147.0899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Two Rivers, AK, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97959
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=97959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97959-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ANC97LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA122), Aug 14, 1997: Stinson 108 (N97959), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.

## 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 19970813022489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970813022489A), Aug 13, 1997: Univar 108 (N97959), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.19) on August 13, 1997, at 2130 Alaska daylight time, N97959, a Stinson 108 tailwheel airplane, equipped with 8.5-BY 10- inch…

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