Single-engine piston

N483Y

1931 Stinson SM-8A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1931
Serial
4297
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming R680E series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Paso Robles, CA
Registration record

N483Y on the FAA register

Type
1931 Stinson SM-8A
Serial
4297
Engines
Lycoming R680E series
Registered owner
Classic Air Inc
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
2023-10-13
Airworthiness date
1956-05-29
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A5F5E4
Mode S (octal)
51372744
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N483Y.
  • 1956-05-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N483Y

N483Y is a 1931 Stinson SM-8A, serial number 4297. The FAA register lists Classic Air Inc as the registrant in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming R680E series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 29, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N483Y.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N483Y.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.