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 Franklin Sp. Z.O.O. · 12 models listed · revised April 30, 2013

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
N9775K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2005-07-11	Valid
N108NM	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2005-04-11	Valid
N4076C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2005-02-10	Valid
N9849K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2005-02-07	Valid
N9772K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2005-01-10	Valid
N6961M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-11-23	Valid
N9844K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2004-10-08	Valid
N6406M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2004-09-10	Valid
N6105M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-08-24	Valid
N196C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2004-05-25	Valid
N6603M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2004-04-15	Valid
N334K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2004-03-31	Valid
N6924M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2004-03-18	Valid
N6592M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2004-02-18	Valid
N6521M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2004-02-11	Valid
N9665K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2004-01-02	Valid
N642C	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2003-12-10	Valid
N907D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2003-12-02	Valid
N6415M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2003-11-12	Valid
N6316M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Antonov LLC Valdez, Alaska	Standard	2003-11-06	Valid
N529C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2003-10-29	Valid
N619C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2003-07-28	Valid
N777C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2003-06-09	Valid
N9861K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-06-03	Valid
N6221M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mckibben Mark A Tracys Landing, Maryland	Standard	2003-05-01	Valid
N9710K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2003-04-25	Valid
N4041C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2003-04-03	Valid
N6010M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2003-01-27	Valid
N735C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2003-01-13	Valid
N441C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2002-12-18	Valid
N271C	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2002-11-18	Valid
N8867K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2002-10-17	Valid
N6553M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2002-09-05	Valid
N9160K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2002-08-16	Valid
N775C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2002-06-26	Valid
N976C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2002-02-06	Valid
N9762K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2001-12-14	Valid
N908D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2001-09-26	Valid
N765C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2001-08-31	Valid
N292C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2001-04-30	Valid
N2721L	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2001-04-19	Valid
N9609K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2000-10-10	Valid
N4053C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2000-09-21	Valid
N9262K	Universal Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2000-09-16	Valid
N6351M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2000-05-09	Valid
N21988	Buck Robin F BUCKSTON B2+2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2000-05-08	Valid
N202C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Luft Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2000-04-19	Valid
N6280M	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2000-03-09	Valid
N74372	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-02-10	Valid
N6100M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-11-09	Valid
N4120C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1999-10-29	Valid
N4219C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1999-10-19	Valid
N9261K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1999-10-13	Valid
N6242M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1999-08-27	Valid
N603C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1999-08-12	Valid
N1083J	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1999-08-02	Valid
N6574M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-07-01	Valid
N412C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1999-06-29	Valid
N9499K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1999-06-08	Valid
N4118C	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Stinson N4118C LLC Baldwin City, Kansas	Standard	1999-06-07	Valid
N588C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1998-11-24	Valid
N6595M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1998-10-19	Valid
N6356M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	1998-09-21	Valid
N74497	Bellanca 14-13-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1998-05-04	Valid
N6453M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1998-04-23	Valid
N898D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	1998-04-14	Valid
N9493K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1998-04-09	Valid
N6240M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1998-03-11	Valid
N717C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1998-01-24	Valid
N9714K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-09-23	Valid
N6087M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1997-07-31	Valid
N6055M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1997-05-07	Valid
N8956K	Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	1997-01-14	Valid
N6044M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1996-11-01	Valid
N330C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1996-09-30	Valid
N702C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1996-09-11	Valid
N987C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1996-07-09	Valid
N2494D	Cessna 170B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1996-06-26	Valid
N935C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	1996-03-19	Valid
N9770K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1995-12-20	Valid
N174C	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1995-12-04	Valid
N4064C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	1995-08-30	Valid
N9504K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1995-08-12	Valid
N9842K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1995-03-10	Valid
N923D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1994-08-16	Valid
N97092	Universal Stinson 108-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-05-04	Valid
N6275M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-04-05	Valid
N922C	Universal Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Utah	Standard	1994-02-04	Valid
N93PD	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Lake Norman Flyers LLC Huntersville, North Carolina	Standard	1993-07-08	Valid
N6875M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	1993-05-05	Valid
N886D	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1993-03-25	Valid
N6411M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1992-12-10	Valid
N6613M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1992-12-10	Valid
N9447K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1992-11-05	Valid
N6141M	Stinson 108	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Nebraska	Standard	1992-10-09	Valid
N6512M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1992-08-13	Valid
N6959M	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-06-23	Valid
N9742K	Stinson 108-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1992-03-20	Valid
N554C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	1991-10-28	Valid
N685C	Stinson 108-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1991-09-18	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.