N9597K - 1947 Universal Stinson 108-2 Aircraft Registration

N9597K is a 1947 Universal Stinson 108-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Graef Christopher R in Greenwich, CT. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 9, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on December 13, 2021. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a Franklin 6A4165 SERIES engine producing 165 horsepower, N9597K is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD596D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N9597K was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 41.0670, -73.7076 on July 23, 2025. The FAA registry record for N9597K was last updated on July 1, 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 134 Universal 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 N9597K. 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.