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
N668C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-05-31	Valid
N6918M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	MD Aero LLC Somerton, Arizona	Standard	2017-05-30	Valid
N516JL	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alabama Tailwheels LLC Troy, Alabama	Standard	2017-05-23	Valid
N6319M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2017-05-16	Valid
N6380M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-05-08	Valid
N900C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-05-04	Valid
N224C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-04-20	Valid
N901D	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2017-04-18	Valid
N9811K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-02-06	Valid
N328TT	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Airport Farms Aviation LLC Tarkio, Missouri	Standard	2017-01-24	Valid
N676C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2016-12-29	Valid
N4128C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N908C	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-12-07	Valid
N710C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-11-09	Valid
N909C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-11-05	Valid
N6543M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-11-01	Valid
N6511M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-10-31	Valid
N8553K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-10-07	Valid
N4068C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-09-28	Valid
N799C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N9545K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-09-09	Valid
N6545M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-08-16	Valid
N1038B	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2016-07-23	Valid
N6073M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2016-07-18	Valid
N6271M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2016-06-30	Valid
N9712K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-06-30	Valid
N97105	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Mississippi	Standard	2016-05-19	Valid
N9679K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-04-20	Valid
N891C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2016-04-19	Valid
N8070K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2016-04-07	Valid
N1312H	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-03-21	Valid
N8072K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2016-03-19	Valid
N6183M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Santiva Air LLC Sanibel, Florida	Standard	2016-03-02	Valid
N97344	Universal Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-02-03	Valid
N180LY	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2016-01-08	Valid
N4171C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2016-01-05	Valid
N6782M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2015-12-17	Valid
N8041K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-12-16	Valid
N544C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-12-15	Valid
N6851M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-12-11	Valid
N74313	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2015-12-07	Valid
N8078K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2015-11-23	Valid
N32CV	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aero 32 LLC Port Orange, Florida	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N9386K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-11-02	Valid
N6102M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2015-10-28	Valid
N97581	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-10-06	Valid
N954D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-09-30	Valid
N4222C	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Fairchild Argus LLC Evergreen, Colorado	None on file	2015-09-02	Valid
N6805M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-09-01	Valid
N6413M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-08-28	Valid
N4104C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ostmeyer Mark G Colby, Kansas	Standard	2015-08-25	Valid
N6177M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2015-07-31	Valid
N6668M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2015-07-28	Valid
N754C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-07-20	Valid
N8710K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2015-07-09	Valid
N4102C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2015-06-16	Valid
N4221C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2015-06-03	Valid
N9250K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-06-01	Valid
N184C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-05-22	Valid
N9391K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2015-04-28	Valid
N9538K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-04-10	Valid
N9390K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Pacific Coast Air Museum Santa Rosa, California	Standard	2015-04-06	Valid
N9814K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-03-20	Valid
N6812M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2015-03-17	Valid
N4184C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2015-03-16	Valid
N6322M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Enchanted Aircraft LLC Santa Fe, New Mexico	Standard	2015-02-03	Valid
N6431M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-01-26	Valid
N9319K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N68194	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2015-01-14	Valid
N415C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2014-12-23	Valid
N348C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-12-08	Valid
N299C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-11-05	Valid
N543C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-29	Valid
N4121C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2014-10-09	Valid
N4028C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-10-08	Valid
N9322K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2014-08-01	Valid
N444C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-06-26	Valid
N6510M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2014-05-23	Valid
N6153M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N6968M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-05-09	Valid
N3477C	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Air Speed Development LLC Helena, Montana	Standard	2014-04-23	Valid
N9259K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2014-04-15	Valid
N6917M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-04-09	Valid
N528ME	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Wiz Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2014-04-04	Valid
N737C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-04-02	Valid
N108US	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-03-20	Valid
N8411K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-03-14	Valid
N980C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-03-07	Valid
N97124	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N6181M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2014-02-18	Valid
N211Z	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2014-01-24	Valid
N675C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	N675C LLC Colleyville, Texas	Standard	2014-01-06	Valid
N242C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-12-16	Valid
N9558K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-12-13	Valid
N873C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N903C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2013-11-07	Valid
N4090C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-09-18	Valid
N833C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N8030K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-06-14	Valid
N6646M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-06-13	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.