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Stinson SM-8A · 1931 · Welcome, MN
N11159 is a 1931 Stinson SM-8A (serial 4302), registered to Hilgendorf Ross E (individual) in Welcome, MN. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1959 (67 years ago). It carries a Lycoming R680-4P-B4 engine rated at 225 hp, the engine on 25% of registered Stinson SM-8As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A03313. It is one of 18 Stinson SM-8A aircraft on the FAA registry. Hilgendorf Ross E holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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4 of the 16 registered Stinson SM-8A carry this engine (25%), across 5 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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