N159C - 1947 Stinson 108-2 Aircraft Registration

N159C is a 1947 Stinson 108-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Fay William E in Washougal, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 18, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on June 20, 2019. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2029. Powered by a Franklin 6A4165 SERIES engine producing 165 horsepower, N159C is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0EBD0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N159C was last updated on August 11, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Stinson 108 Station Wagon was a post-World War II four-seat general aviation aircraft that dominated the American private aircraft market in the late 1940s. First flown in 1946, it was a high-wing, single-engine monoplane powered by a Franklin radial engine, seating four passengers or carrying 640 pounds of cargo in its Station Wagon configuration. With a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage and innovative leading-edge wing slots for docile handling characteristics, the aircraft measured over 64 feet in wingspan. Manufactured by the Stinson division of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, with production later completed by Piper Aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 1,986 Stinson aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is S108.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N159C. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.