N97168 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stinson 108 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Stinson 108 cancelled August 10, 2007
- Serial number
- 108-168
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 10, 1985
- Last FAA action
- June 19, 2007
- Last owner
- Perkins James H (Individual)
Cross Jnct, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N97168
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson 108 · serial 168
The pilot/ mechanic's improper annual inspection including his rigging of the elevator flight control, and his subsequent inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane prior to flight, when he failed to detect the improperly rigged elevator flight control, both of which resulted in restricted up elevator control during the flare.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson 108 · serial 168
the pilot's failure to remove frost from the airplane prior to departure. A factor in the accident was the tall wet grass.
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