# N1079Z: 1967 Stits SA3B, registration cancelled 2013-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b) (registry code 86502LV)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P-317
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 2, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1977
- Last registry action: July 9, 1988
- Mode S code: A02260
- Owner when cancelled: [Noel Joseph Clifford](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOEL%20JOSEPH%20CLIFFORD)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9697° N, 96.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75248, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1079Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1079Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1079Z-2013-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Stits SA3B: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC68F0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0188), Sep 2, 1967: Stits SA3B (N1079Z), Owatonna, MN, substantial damage

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