Ownership guide
Stinson 108-1
332 registered in the US, built from about 1946 to 1947, 4 seats, most with the Franklin 6A4150. Its Airworthiness Directives, its engines', and what to check before buying one.
The fleet
- Registered in the US
- 332
- Built
- 1946 to 1947
- Half built by
- 1947
- Seats
- 4
- Engine type
- Piston
- Most common engine
- Franklin 6A4150
Engines installed
- Franklin 6A4150284 aircraft (86%)
- Franklin 6A416521 aircraft (6%)
From the FAA aircraft registry, rebuilt daily. Years are those recorded on each registration.
Airworthiness Directives
2 current ADs name the 108-1 airframe, 0 with a repeat action. 5 equipment ADs name the model.
No current airframe AD mentions a repeat action.
Accident record
17 accidents since 2008, 1 fatal (1 person killed in them, a midair counting both aircraft), 0 aircraft destroyed.
What happened
- Loss of control on ground12
- Hard landing2
- Loss of engine power (partial)2
- Nose over/nose down1
Phase of flight
- Landing11
- Takeoff3
- Initial climb2
- Taxi1
The latest
| Date | Where | What happened | Injuries | NTSB number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-22 | Joseph, OR | Landing: Loss of control on ground | None | WPR26LA313 |
| 2023-09-27 | San diego, CA | Landing: Loss of control on ground | None | WPR23LA359 |
| 2023-07-11 | Burlington, WA | Landing: Loss of control on ground | None | WPR23LA271 |
| 2023-02-12 | Morgan, UT | Landing: Loss of control on ground | None | WPR23LA109 |
| 2022-07-30 | Columbus, OH | Landing: Hard landing | None | ERA22LA353 |
| 2021-08-02 | Sterling, AK | Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial) | None | ANC21LA068 |
From the NTSB's aviation accident database, refreshed monthly; accidents only, homebuilts left out. Counts, not rates: nobody publishes how many hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Look up any case by its number in the NTSB's CAROL.
What it costs to run
Per hour flown
Per year, flown or not
- Fuel
- $0/hr
- Engine reserve
- $0/hr
- A year
- $0
- All in, per hour
- $0/hr
Everything else is yours to fill in: insurance, hangar and overhaul prices vary too much by pilot, airport and shop for a default to mean anything. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Before you buy one
- Run its N-number through the AD check: every AD that names its airframe and engine, as a checklist to take to the logbooks.
- For each repeat-action AD, find the last compliance in the logbooks and when the next one is due.
- Compare the engine's time since overhaul with its maker's published overhaul time, and look for the reason behind any long gap in flying.
- 5 equipment ADs name the 108-1 (a muffler, a seat belt, a display): find out which of that equipment is installed.
- Check the registration, the airworthiness certificate and the date of the last annual inspection.
- Work out the sales or use tax your state will charge with the aircraft tax calculator.
Questions
- How many Stinson 108-1s are registered in the US?
- 332, in the FAA aircraft registry.
- When was the Stinson 108-1 built?
- From about 1946 to 1947. Half of those registered today were built by 1947.
- What engine does the Stinson 108-1 have?
- Most have the Franklin 6A4150 (86% of those registered); others have the Franklin 6A4165.
- How many accidents has the Stinson 108-1 had?
- 17 in the NTSB's database since 2008, 1 of them fatal. The most common defining event was loss of control on ground. These are counts, not rates: how many hours the fleet flew is not published.
- How many Airworthiness Directives does the Stinson 108-1 have?
- 2 current ADs name the 108-1 airframe, 0 of them with a repeat action. Whether each applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number and installed equipment.
Figures from the FAA aircraft registry and the FAA's Airworthiness Directives, rebuilt daily. An AD listed for a model is one to read; whether it applies to one aircraft depends on its serial number, equipment and records.