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N6809M1948 Stinson 108-3

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 30, 2015.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Houston, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1980
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
Dec 30, 1980
Canceled
Apr 30, 2015
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Oct 9, 1962

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Stinson
Model
108-3
Year
1948
Serial number
108-4809
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A906D6

Engine

Make and model
Franklin 6a4165 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
165 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1980 – 2015Individual ownerHouston, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 3, 1987 · Hereford, TX

THE ACFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STATE HWY WITH A TRUCK BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT THE END OF A 2,500 FOOT STRETCH. THE PLT ELECTED TO TKOF TOWARD THE TRUCK, HOWEVER, DURING THE TKOF RUN, HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT CLEAR THE TRUCK AND PULLED UP SHARPLY. DRNG THE PULL UP THE ACFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GRND IN A NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. THE PLT STATED THAT DRNG THE TKOF THE ENG APPEARED TO BE…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
FTW87LA187

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW87LA187)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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