Single-engine piston

N8159K

1946 Stinson 108-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
108-1159
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Q G Aviation of America Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Collins, CO
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1946 Stinson 108-1
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Registration record

N8159K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Stinson 108-1
Serial
108-1159
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Q G Aviation of America Inc
Fort Collins, CO
Certificate issued
1989-05-12
Airworthiness date
1985-09-20
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
AB1F8C
Mode S (octal)
52617614
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-05-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N8159K.
  • 1985-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N8159K

N8159K is a 1946 Stinson 108-1, serial number 108-1159. The FAA register lists Q G Aviation of America Inc as the registrant in Fort Collins, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 12, 1989 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated September 20, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8159K.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
600 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,350 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,400 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Stinson 108-1 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8159K.

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.