Stinson 108-2
N97978 is a Stinson 108-2, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in North Pole, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 16, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 5, 1957.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Stinson
- Model
- 108-2 · all 108-2s and related versions
- Serial number
- 108-978
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C · 190 hp
- Seats
- 4
- Year built
- 1946
- Cruising speed
- 90 mph
- Transponder code
- ADA882 (octal 53324202)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 16, 2011
- Expires
- June 30, 2027
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · June 5, 1957
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00663830
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Dawley Lyle M
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 2157 Voyager St
North Pole, AK 99705-7562
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N97978, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Dawley Lyle M, an individual, certificate issued June 16, 2011, expires June 30, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated June 5, 1957, 11 years after the 1946 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 108-978 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N97978 according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N97978: Accident on September 9, 1999 at Chugiak, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 8, 1993 at Near Skwentna, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson 108-2 · operated under 091
A partial failure of the brake system. A factor associated with the accident was a leaking brake system.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stinson 108-2 · operated under 091
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE PARTICULAR AIRCRAFT'S PERFORMANCE.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data