NC9391K was born on April 11, 1947. Brand new it was $5,015.57. In 2020 dollars that’s $58,459.05. It’s probably worth $20,000-$25,000, if sold today.
Grandpa purchased the airplane June 4, 1959, after it went through nine previous owners. The Certificate of Registration during Fritz’s ownership is dated July 24, 1959. The previous owners were:
1947 Capitol Airways, Inc (Nashville)
1947 Dr. Martin E. Barrett (Decatur, AL)
1952 R. H. Daniel (Huntsville, AL)
1953 Oak Motors, Inc.
1954 G. M. Trammel, Jr
1955 James Ward
1956 Glen Nauman/Jerry Acord
1958 Michael Geren
1958 Howard Vanderman (KCMO)
1959, June 4, F.W. Womack
It is a 1947 Stinson Station Wagon. Some call it a Stinson 108-2. Some refer to it as the small tail Stinson. It has the thicker wooden floors and wood trim in the rear cabin. It’s powered by a Franklin 165 six cylinder engine, rated at 165 HP. Has room for four people, one pilot and three passengers.
Several Stinson Owners ‘name’ their airplanes. Thinking of naming this one ‘Fritz’.
The registration or N number is officially N9391K. However, when the airplane was built the actual rail number was NC9391K as shown on the original Bill of Sale. The C on older aircraft (registered before Dec 31. 1948) stood for Standard Category and can be displayed as originally registered on these aircraft. The registration number is not required on the wings as of 1960, but this airplane would have had the number displayed there. They will be going back on.
