# N2278P: 1981 Fuller PLAYBOY SA3A, registration cancelled 2012-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fuller PLAYBOY SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-playboy-sa3a) (registry code 8650808)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 333
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 25, 1978
- Last registry action: May 15, 1982
- Mode S code: A1FE80
- Owner when cancelled: [Fuller Eddy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FULLER%20EDDY%20A)
- Location: [Stanfield, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Stanfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8122° N, 119.1492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97875, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2278P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278P-2012-08-31

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 Fuller PLAYBOY SA3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-playboy-sa3a.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 SEA89LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA090), May 21, 1989: Stits SA-3A (N2278P), Jackpot, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE WIND COMPENSATION BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE GUSTY GROSSWINDS.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890521012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012389A), May 21, 1989: Amtrsa STITSSA3A (N2278P), Jackpot, NV, Substantial damage. Went off runway and flipped over trying to land in gusty crosswind.

## Other aircraft with N2278P

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2278P): Hazem Samir-Moez VANS ACFT RV-7A, S/N 74728, built 2021
- [Cancelled 1960-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2278P-1960-02-02): Piper PA-23-160, S/N 23-1331, built 1958. Exported to Chile. Owner: [Jonas Aircraft And Arms Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONAS%20AIRCRAFT%20AND%20ARMS%20CO%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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