Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 5, 2026

Franklin 6A4165 series

770 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Franklin 6A4165 series engine, rated at about 165 horsepower. The Stinson 108 Voyager and Station Wagon is the model most often fitted with it (658 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1946 and 2001.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Franklin 6A4165 series. FAA spelling: 6A4165 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Stinson 108 Voyager and Station Wagon658Universal Stinson 10886Bellanca 1413Cessna 1705Aeronca 152Aeronca S152Buck Robin F BUCKSTON B2+21Nord STAMPE SV4C1Runyan COOT-A1Temco T-35A1

Stinson 108 Voyager and Station Wagon · Universal Stinson 108 · Bellanca 14 · Cessna 170 · Aeronca 15 · Aeronca S15 · Buck Robin F BUCKSTON B2+2 · Nord STAMPE SV4C · Runyan COOT-A · Temco T-35A

Where they are owner's state

Alaska71California61Texas56Washington54Minnesota41Michigan34Florida30Oregon25Georgia25Oklahoma21

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles770 (100%)

When the aircraft were built by decade

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Franklin 6A4165 series the component layer

No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 44 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 11 of them in the last ten years.

Failure reports 44 since · what operators and shops told the FAA

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Crankshaft6Gear3Engine2Exhaust Valve2Piston2Washer2Axle1Bearing1Bevel Gear1Bulb1

Latest reports

2018-11-13Gear: failed

2017-12-17Skin: cracked

2017-06-14Exhaust Valve: failed

2017-03-19Thru Bolt: sheared

2015-09-13Spar: cracked

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Stinson 108 Voyager and Station Wagon 658 with this engine series
Universal Stinson 108 86 with this engine series
Bellanca 14 13 with this engine series
Cessna 170 5 with this engine series
Aeronca 15 2 with this engine series
Aeronca S15 2 with this engine series
Nord STAMPE SV4C 1 with this engine series

Where they are

Alaska 71 of these aircraft
California 61 of these aircraft
Texas 56 of these aircraft
Washington 54 of these aircraft
Minnesota 41 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 3 of these aircraft
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee 3 of these aircraft
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee 2 of these aircraft
Ayresouth Aviation INC 2 of these aircraft

Airworthiness

Failure reports on the Franklin 6A4165 series 44 reports since 1995

Analytics

These connections as data: /graph/engine/franklin-6a4165-series.json · about the eFlight graph.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 770

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N6069M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2026-09-01	Valid
N6041M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Red Baron LLC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2026-08-26	Valid
N9433K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2026-08-23	Valid
N6049M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Titan Glass LLC Black Eagle, Montana	Standard	2026-08-11	Valid
N6033M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vand Flyve Klub Holt, Minnesota	Standard	2026-08-05	Valid
N9618K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2026-07-31	Valid
N626C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2026-07-29	Valid
N6428M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Corporate Adventures LLC Canton, Georgia	Standard	2026-07-15	Valid
N6233M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2026-07-08	Valid
N9825K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2026-07-08	Valid
N481C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2026-06-30	Valid
N578C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2026-06-25	Valid
N637C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Experimental	2026-05-29	Valid
N175C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2026-05-12	Valid
N895D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N9329K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Vintage Wings LLC Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2026-05-05	Valid
N294C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sj Ventures LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2026-04-30	Valid
N311C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fryer Properties LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2026-04-29	Valid
N243C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	K R T Aviation LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma	Standard	2026-04-09	Valid
N97713	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-03-31	Valid
N6853M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2026-03-06	Valid
N929C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-19	Valid
N346C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N4181C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Dragging Tails LLC Colbert, Georgia	Standard	2026-02-03	Valid
N6689M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-01-14	Valid
N6281M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N6604M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alaska Air Service LLC Brookings, Oregon	Standard	2026-01-12	Valid
N147C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wolverine Aviation LLC Frankenmuth, Michigan	Standard	2026-01-05	Valid
N9795K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Godfrey Jay D Saint Joseph, Michigan	Standard	2026-01-05	Valid
N1308H	Aeronca S15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2026-01-01	Valid
N6187M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pushpull LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2025-12-20	Valid
N97368	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2025-12-18	Valid
N9794K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-12-08	Valid
N896D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2025-12-05	Valid
N8026K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-12-04	Valid
N6635M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2025-12-03	Valid
N6018M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Adirondack Legacy Aircraft LLC Saratoga Springs, New York	Standard	2025-11-06	Valid
N6383M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	2025-10-29	Valid
N6982M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2025-10-02	Valid
N798C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-09-28	Valid
N6926M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-09-26	Valid
N4217C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-09-25	Valid
N6121M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Morris Equipment LLC Yuma, Arizona	Standard	2025-09-25	Valid
N9708K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Franklin Pma Parts LLC Elmore City, Oklahoma	Standard	2025-09-25	Valid
N190C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-09-22	Valid
N336C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Elkins Aerial LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2025-09-22	Valid
N6819M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	East Texas Aircraft Engines LLC Palestine, Texas	Standard	2025-09-22	Valid
N9411K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wenzel Aviation LLC Rosholt, Wisconsin	Standard	2025-09-19	Valid
N8055K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2025-09-11	Valid
N291C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2025-08-01	Valid
N367C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Comanche Bloom Enterprises LLC Purcellville, Virginia	Standard	2025-07-30	Valid
N6555M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2025-07-30	Valid
N9287K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2025-07-30	Valid
N9451K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2025-07-25	Valid
N9308K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-07-15	Valid
N994C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2025-07-15	Valid
N247C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine		Standard	2025-07-07	Valid
N428C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2025-07-07	Valid
N664C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2025-06-27	Valid
N382C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2025-06-18	Valid
N85X	Universal Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2025-06-13	Valid
N6728M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2025-06-05	Valid
N8074K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Classic Aviation INC Pella, Iowa	Standard	2025-05-23	Valid
N9735K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2025-05-20	Valid
N168C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2025-05-02	Valid
N17WS	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wise River Aviation LLC Three Forks, Montana	Standard	2025-05-01	Valid
N9145Y	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Winter Jack W Custer, South Dakota	Standard	2025-04-28	Valid
N631C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2025-03-12	Valid
N6933M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2025-03-12	Valid
N6766M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2025-03-11	Valid
N4177C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2025-03-05	Valid
N694C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2025-03-03	Valid
N4001C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jsl Air LLC Sikeston, Missouri	Standard	2025-02-21	Valid
N9276K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2025-02-20	Valid
N6109M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2025-02-06	Valid
N6542M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2025-02-05	Valid
N9381K	Universal Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Kansas Air LLC Linn, Kansas	Standard	2025-02-05	Valid
N6507M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2025-01-24	Valid
N9299K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2025-01-24	Valid
N4023C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-01-22	Valid
N6418M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2025-01-22	Valid
N399C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2025-01-21	Valid
N4005C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Herlihy LLC Loveland, Colorado	Standard	2025-01-18	Valid
N6289M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Big Tail LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2025-01-18	Valid
N6066M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2025-01-06	Valid
N74424	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2025-01-06	Valid
N6826M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jj Aero LLC Valley Center, Kansas	Standard	2024-12-28	Valid
N862C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2024-10-30	Valid
N6528M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum Ankeny, Iowa	Standard	2024-10-29	Valid
N6620M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerojet Services INC Aurora, Colorado	Standard	2024-10-21	Valid
N8123K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2024-10-16	Valid
N108WG	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-10-02	Valid
N6915M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jjrr Equipment Holdings LLC Stillwater, Oklahoma	Standard	2024-09-10	Valid
N931C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Schell Samuel e JR Littlestown, Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-09-04	Valid
N6311M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2024-09-01	Valid
N6417M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Great Commission United Montague, Michigan	Standard	2024-08-28	Valid
N6905M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2024-08-27	Valid
N6949M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2024-08-23	Valid
N695C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Hawaii	Standard	2024-08-18	Valid
N9550K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2024-08-17	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 5, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.