# N21DW: 1977 Wade STITS PLAYMATE SA11A, registration cancelled 1981-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wade STITS PLAYMATE SA11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/wade-stits-playmate-sa11a) (registry code 8650603)
- Serial number: 165
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1977
- Mode S code: A1B789
- Owner when cancelled: [Gratiot Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRATIOT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Alma, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Alma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3784° N, 84.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48801, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21DW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21DW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21DW-1981-12-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Wade STITS PLAYMATE SA11A: https://openairdocs.org/model/wade-stits-playmate-sa11a.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 IAD78FLQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ11), Feb 19, 1978: Stits SA-11A (N21DW), Corbin, KY, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N21DW

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21DW-2020-10-31): Walberg Doug W GLASAIR SUPER IIS, S/N 2268, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dyer Dan R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYER%20DAN%20R), [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)

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