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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N97120

N97120 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stinson 108. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 31, 1998. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Stinson 108 cancelled August 31, 1998

Serial number
1081120
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 14, 1996
Last FAA action
September 18, 1996
Last owner
Hofman Richard E (Individual)
Greenwood, IN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N97120

CHI97FA093Accident on March 27, 1997 at Greenfield, IN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson 108 · serial 108-1120

a loss of engine power due to restricted movement in the exhaust valve and rotted/weathered ignition harness, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertant stall.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site