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
N86845	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-12-10	Valid
N4015C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-11-20	Valid
N4216C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-18	Valid
N9783K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	2020-11-10	Valid
N257C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N9631K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-11-02	Valid
N625C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N618C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-10-20	Valid
N171C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-10-16	Valid
N9617K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N4136C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-10-01	Valid
N6082M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2020-09-30	Valid
N881D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2020-09-24	Valid
N6123M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Devices Company LLC Alpena, Michigan	Standard	2020-09-23	Valid
N6042M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N3076K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N471C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-09-15	Valid
N959D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2020-08-25	Valid
N366C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hendrickson Steven L Lake Stevens, Washington	Standard	2020-08-24	Valid
N9848K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-08-06	Valid
N860C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Epsilon Tb-30 INC San Luis Obispo, California	Standard	2020-07-06	Valid
N531C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Leehan Drew East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Standard	2020-06-29	Valid
N846C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-06-16	Valid
N9427K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-06-09	Valid
N6268M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	14Cu LLC Spencer, Oklahoma	Standard	2020-05-20	Valid
N476C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gnandt Steve Lake Havasu City, Arizona	Standard	2020-05-06	Valid
N216C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-04-30	Valid
N6655M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-04-27	Valid
N4078C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N6020M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2020-04-22	Valid
N6096M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Krup INC Milligan, Nebraska	Standard	2020-03-26	Valid
N8060K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2020-03-17	Valid
N4077C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2020-03-02	Valid
N187C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N671C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	18Aa Meadows LLC Haines, Alaska	Standard	2020-02-10	Valid
N9368K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-02-04	Valid
N617C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wohler Colorado Planes LLC Denver, Colorado	Standard	2020-01-30	Valid
N162C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-12-16	Valid
N8010K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2019-12-12	Valid
N6642M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2019-12-11	Valid
N6199M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-12-02	Valid
N6645M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	2019-11-27	Valid
N6909M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-27	Valid
N9410K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2019-11-19	Valid
N74428	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-11-05	Valid
N9335K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2019-11-05	Valid
N808C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-10-21	Valid
N6969M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-10-08	Valid
N9295K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-10-08	Valid
N6571M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2019-10-03	Valid
N6079M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2019-09-25	Valid
N6808M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wdb Aviation Services INC New Freedom, Pennsylvania	Standard	2019-09-10	Valid
N927D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2019-08-29	Valid
N673C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-08-28	Valid
N159C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2019-06-20	Valid
N9577K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-06-14	Valid
N6941M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2019-06-13	Valid
N220C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2019-05-09	Valid
N6752M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-05-06	Valid
N6610M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hawkins Flying Service LLC Franktown, Colorado	Standard	2019-04-24	Valid
N574C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2019-04-19	Valid
N999C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-04-12	Valid
N6526K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Paxton Portraits & Photos LLC Aiken, South Carolina	Standard	2019-03-26	Valid
N930D	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-03-23	Valid
N74362	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2019-02-23	Valid
N8050	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2019-02-12	Valid
N6094M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2019-01-25	Valid
N541C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Restricted	2019-01-15	Valid
N108CM	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Cardinal Aviation LLC Gaines, Michigan	Standard	2018-12-10	Valid
N9310K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-12-10	Valid
N9562K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2018-11-19	Valid
N97466	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-11-19	Valid
N108LB	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-11-17	Valid
N261C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-10-24	Valid
N9805K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-09-25	Valid
N6263M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Hampshire	Standard	2018-09-13	Valid
N405C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-09-08	Valid
N9729K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2018-08-21	Valid
N6450M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2018-08-16	Valid
N6531M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2018-08-15	Valid
N9298K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-08-10	Valid
N601C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Voyagers LLC Bountiful, Utah	Standard	2018-07-23	Valid
N9387K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Jm Industries LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-06-07	Valid
N6524M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-06-05	Valid
N8084K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2018-04-26	Valid
N4111C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N691C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-04-19	Valid
N108WY	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2018-04-17	Valid
N584C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2018-03-22	Valid
N6479M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2018-01-03	Valid
N975D	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-10-24	Valid
N837C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Century Transportation LLC Monroe, Georgia	Standard	2017-10-12	Valid
N8672K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-10-11	Valid
N6392M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2017-09-13	Valid
N905C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying M Services INC Germansville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-09-06	Valid
N4134C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2017-09-01	Valid
N9725K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-08-15	Valid
N424C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2017-08-14	Valid
N8963K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2017-07-31	Valid
N18F	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2017-06-19	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.