The U.S. aircraft register, updated daily
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

01553104666216211940221950119701198012000

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

0124595000512118

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
Where they are
Biggest operators
Airworthiness

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

Aircraft newest certificates first · 770

Tail no.Maker and modelGroupOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N539C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2023-01-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N201C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N221C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-01-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9650K Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-01-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6544M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oklahoma
Standard 2023-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6393M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2023-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N964VN Stinson
108-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2022-12-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6472M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N792C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6158M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N60F Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-12-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N65H Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-11-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9822K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2022-11-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6228M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Arkansas
Standard 2022-11-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6488M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Ellzey Farms LLC
Ellisville, Mississippi
Standard 2022-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4049C Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N516C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Louisiana
Standard 2022-11-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4035C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Vermont
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6653M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-11-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N528C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Colorado
Standard 2022-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4133C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-10-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6119M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-09-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N537C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2022-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9813K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9524K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-08-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N86728 Bellanca
14-13-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2022-08-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N10ZP Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9403K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2022-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9851K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-08-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6794M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-08-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N222WT Cessna
170B
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Arizona
Standard 2022-07-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4024C Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-07-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6323M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2022-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N970D Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee
Snellville, Georgia
Standard 2022-05-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N389C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Virginia
Standard 2022-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6093M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Stinson LLC
Williamson, Georgia
Standard 2022-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6115M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N413R Bellanca
14-13-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Idaho
Standard 2022-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N621C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Optimus Aircraft Service INC
Middletown, Delaware
Standard 2022-03-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6492M Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-03-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9471K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2022-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N510C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alabama
Standard 2022-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6355M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Michigan
Standard 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N733C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9483K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2022-02-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N680C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2022-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9470K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Aan LLC
Rogersville, Missouri
Standard 2022-01-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N108WS Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6787M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
New York
Standard 2022-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N872C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Original Design Ministries
Eatonville, Washington
Standard 2021-12-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6365M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Skyline Air LLC
Delray Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-12-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9597K Universal Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2021-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6633M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2021-12-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6466M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Florida
Standard 2021-12-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N508C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-11-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N214DB Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
California
Standard 2021-11-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N381C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Standard 2021-11-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9358K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-11-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9355K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2021-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9595K Stinson
108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-10-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6825M Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Southeastern Aero LLC
Coats, North Carolina
Standard 2021-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6717M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6697M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-09-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9589K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
South Carolina
Standard 2021-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134C Universal Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2021-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N962D Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-08-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6252M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-08-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6791M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N433C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Alaska Frontier Fabrication LLC
Wasilla, Alaska
Standard 2021-07-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6564M Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Toby Aviation INC
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Standard 2021-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N721C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9442K Stinson
108-1
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Iowa
Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9572K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
Washington
Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N198C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-07-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8068K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-07-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9065K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Maryland
Standard 2021-07-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9443K Universal Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-06-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N394C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-06-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1947J Stinson
108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2021-05-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6368M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-05-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N361C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-05-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N363C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6829M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Kentucky
Standard 2021-05-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6940M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
North Carolina
Standard 2021-05-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N4006C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Wyoming
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N9256K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Idaho
Standard 2021-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N937C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-03-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6983M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Bel Air Aviation LLC
Chesaning, Michigan
Standard 2021-03-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N401C Stinson
108
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Oregon
Standard 2021-03-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6701M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Co-owned owner
New Mexico
Standard 2021-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6966M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2021-03-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6533M Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, Alaska
Standard 2021-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N982C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Proaviate LLC
New Hope, Minnesota
Standard 2021-02-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N879SG Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N932D Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Washington
Standard 2021-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N509C Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Utah
Standard 2021-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N74212 Bellanca
14-13-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Montana
Standard 2021-01-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8001K Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2021-01-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N462C Stinson
108-2
Fixed-wing, single engine Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2021-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N6219M Universal Stinson
108-3
Fixed-wing, single engine Handberg Lawrence e
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Standard 2020-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
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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.