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    Airframe Family: Stinson 108
    Latest Model:108-2
    Construction Number:108-2970
    Last Civil Registration:N970D
    Compressed ID:Stinson 108-2 cn 108-2970 cr N970D
    Latest Owner or Location:Plane Fun Inc TR Trustee, Snellville, GA

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    Dates

    Event

    1947

    Constructed as a 108-2.
    STINSON 108-2 108-2970

    To unknown owner with c/r N970D.

    21 February 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N970D (108-2, 108-2970) issued.

    By 4 April 1964

    To unknown owner with c/r N970D.

    4 April 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 81268: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 15:00 hours. The airframe was destroyed. Incident occurred at the Great Barrington Airport, Gr Barrington, MA. The aircraft nosed over while taxiing to takeoff. The wind conditions were left quartering tail wind 203-247 degrees. The weather conditions were VFR.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 1971

    To Clement Hoovler, South Cairo, NY keeping c/r N970D.

    By 1978

    To Leonard Bethold, Elnora, NY keeping c/r N970D.

    20 January 1999

    To Joseph E. Roux, Gainesville, FL keeping c/r N970D.

    12 November 2002

    To Gerald D. Harris, Waukesha, WI keeping c/r N970D.

    7 November 2006

    To Kurt J. Strong, Lake Geneva, WI keeping c/r N970D.

    16 June 2010

    To Kurt J. Strong, Lake Geneva, WI keeping c/r N970D.

    29 July 2010


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At 2010 Oshkosh

    7 January 2013

    To C L Airspeed Llc, Ottawa, IL keeping c/r N970D.

    9 May 2022

    To Plane Fun Inc TR Trustee, Snellville, GA keeping c/r N970D.

    2022


    Photographer: Holger Keil
    Notes: At Meidl Airport in Hungary
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