N97978 - 1946 Stinson 108-2 Aircraft Registration

N97978 is a 1946 Stinson 108-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Dawley Lyle M in North Pole, AK. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 5, 1957. The registration certificate was issued on June 16, 2011. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C engine producing 190 horsepower, N97978 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADA882 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N97978 was last updated on January 22, 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 N97978. 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.