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Stinson L-5 · 1942 · Plattsmouth, NE
N61578 is a 1942 Stinson L-5 (serial 1003), registered to Hefner Ronald J (co-owner) in Plattsmouth, NE. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from March 1965 (61 years ago). It carries a Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C engine rated at 190 hp, the engine on 56% of registered Stinson L-5s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A804BF. It is one of 72 Stinson L-5 aircraft on the FAA registry. Hefner Ronald J holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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34 of the 61 registered Stinson L-5 carry this engine (56%), across 7 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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