Single-engine piston

N8255B

1946 Stinson 108

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
108-983
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 6A4165 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jefferson City, MO
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Registration record

N8255B on the FAA register

Type
1946 Stinson 108
Serial
108-983
Engines
Franklin 6A4165 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jefferson City, MO
Certificate issued
2012-02-07
Airworthiness date
2006-01-05
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB4677
Mode S (octal)
52643167
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8255B to the current registrant.
  • 2006-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2002-03-27
    N8255B previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 36055); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N8255B

N8255B is a 1946 Stinson 108, serial number 108-983. It is registered to an individual in Jefferson City, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 6A4165 series 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 standard category (normal), dated January 5, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8255B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-10-18 Accident · South Hero, VT Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC02FA012
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8255B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff. Factors in this accident were wind gusts and the airplane's high gross weight condition.

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.