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N231W

Stinson SM-8A

Pending Texas

N231W is a Stinson SM-8A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1930. It has 4 seats. It is registered to an individual in San Antonio, Texas. The FAA lists the registration as "registration pending". It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control.

Aircraft

Maker
Stinson
Model
SM-8A
Serial number
4044
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming R680E SERIES · 300 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1930
Cruising speed
123 mph
Transponder code
A20E2B (octal 50407053)

Registration

Status
Registration pending
Certificate issued
—
Expires
—
Last FAA action
July 25, 2026
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00872172

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Registration Pending
Type
Individual
Address
1234 99Th St
San Antonio, TX 78214-3112

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data