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

The design is held under 4 type certificates. 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

Certificates and bulletins

E-244Type certificate held by Wytwornia Sprzetu Komunikacyjnego · 12 models listed · revised March 23, 2007

E9EAType certificate held by Franklin Sp. Z.O.O. · 12 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

E-238Type certificate held by Franklin Sp. Z.O.O. · 7 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

1E2Type certificate held by Franklin Sp. Z.O.O. · 6 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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
N8115K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ricks Brothers Aviation LLC Greenwood, Mississippi	Standard	2013-04-25	Valid
N6703M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-04-04	Valid
N863C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-04-03	Valid
N6939M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	N6939M LLC Colleyville, Texas	Standard	2013-03-19	Valid
N6132M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-03-12	Valid
N638C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2013-02-26	Valid
N604C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2013-02-19	Valid
N132Q	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2013-01-31	Valid
N442C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-12-17	Valid
N6688M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-09-27	Valid
N4014C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-09-25	Valid
N934C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-09-11	Valid
N5745C	Cessna 170A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-08-29	Valid
N9105K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2012-06-27	Valid
N9432K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-05-16	Valid
N6030M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-05-08	Valid
N5114Y	Aeronca 15AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-03-23	Valid
N895C	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	None on file	2012-03-16	Valid
N300C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	2012-02-23	Valid
N6898M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N6998M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hanson Bruce R Lino Lakes, Minnesota	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N8255B	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2012-02-07	Valid
N6729M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-12-20	Valid
N606C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ayresouth Aviation INC Lithia Springs, Georgia	Standard	2011-12-14	Valid
N4022C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-12-01	Valid
N867C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ayresouth Aviation INC Lithia Springs, Georgia	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N97420	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2011-11-28	Valid
N8033K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-11-17	Valid
N403C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Nicolet Air LLC Suring, Wisconsin	Standard	2011-10-25	Valid
N975C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2011-09-27	Valid
N925D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-08-25	Valid
N9496K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-08-22	Valid
N616C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N6896M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2011-06-13	Valid
N880D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-05-11	Valid
N8079K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2011-04-28	Valid
N807C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-04-21	Valid
N6508M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-03-09	Valid
N526C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2011-01-18	Valid
N6801M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2010-12-23	Valid
N9495K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2010-10-05	Valid
N9418K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-07-27	Valid
N177C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-06-28	Valid
N4117C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-06-28	Valid
N596C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2010-06-17	Valid
N6854M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2010-06-16	Valid
N8053K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-04-30	Valid
N9751K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2010-03-16	Valid
N6128M	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	None on file	2009-11-23	Valid
N246C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2009-11-17	Valid
N9620K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-09-29	Valid
N562C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2009-08-11	Valid
N6960M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2009-07-16	Valid
N6257M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-06-01	Valid
N797C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-05-06	Valid
N8019K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2009-04-27	Valid
N9475K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2009-03-27	Valid
N6827M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2009-01-29	Valid
N9448K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Gyllenberg Equipment INC Baker City, Oregon	Standard	2009-01-14	Valid
N928D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Aviation Museum of Kentucky INC Lexington, Kentucky	Standard	2009-01-06	Valid
N731AD	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2009-01-05	Valid
N326C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2008-12-04	Valid
N4069C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2008-11-14	Valid
N48SW	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ready Aim Flyer LLC New Castle, Delaware	Standard	2008-11-06	Valid
N108SV	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ensign Development CO LLC Leavenworth, Kansas	Standard	2008-10-28	Valid
N4147C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hagar CORP Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Standard	2008-10-21	Valid
N74233	Bellanca 14-13	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-09-29	Valid
N9359K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-09-22	Valid
N610C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Crestair Air LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2008-09-08	Valid
N6546M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2008-09-05	Valid
N283C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2008-09-04	Valid
N9533K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2008-05-06	Valid
N9478K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-04-29	Valid
N108WH	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2008-04-08	Valid
N6381M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2008-01-08	Valid
N6090M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-11-02	Valid
N725C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-08-29	Valid
N8022K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2007-08-25	Valid
N6364M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Skyline Air LLC Delray Beach, Florida	Standard	2007-07-27	Valid
N297K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2007-05-02	Valid
N6744M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2006-12-20	Valid
N4072C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2006-11-14	Valid
N8129K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2006-09-11	Valid
N275C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2006-08-31	Valid
N4073C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2006-08-31	Valid
N8069K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2006-08-30	Valid
N6007M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2006-08-04	Valid
N4046C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2006-08-01	Valid
N466C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hi-Flight LLC Ferndale, Michigan	Standard	2006-07-25	Valid
N9612K	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2006-06-06	Valid
N176C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-06-05	Valid
N8090K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2006-06-05	Valid
N663C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-05-24	Valid
N767C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2006-02-01	Valid
N9275K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stinson Adventure INC Appleton, Wisconsin	Standard	2005-12-15	Valid
N8255	Runyan COOT-A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Iowa	Experimental	2005-10-24	Valid
N6493M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2005-10-06	Valid
N6477M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2005-09-19	Valid
N954C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2005-07-22	Valid
N9590K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2005-07-22	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.