# N2252: 1973 Stits Playboy SA3B, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stits Playboy SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b) (registry code 8650204)
- 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-310
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2010
- Last registry action: June 14, 2013
- Mode S code: A1F632
- Owner when cancelled: [Badenhope John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BADENHOPE%20JOHN%20R)
- Location: [Greeneville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Greeneville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0683° N, 82.8557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37743, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2252
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2252
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252-2018-03-09

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 Playboy SA3B: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19850512026689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512026689I), May 12, 1985: Amtrsa STITSSA3B (N2252), Martinez, GA, Minor damage. RPM drop after takeoff. Landed in field with minor damage. Two spark plugs bad and not firing.

## Other aircraft with N2252

- [Cancelled 1930-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252-1930-05-07): Curtiss Aeroplane & Motor CURTISS JN-4D, S/N 39900, built 1924. Owner: [Cook G F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOK%20G%20F), [San Bernardino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Bernardino)

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