# N3118: 1968 Smoot STITS SPECIAL SA3A, registration cancelled 2012-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Smoot STITS SPECIAL SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/smoot-stits-special-sa3a) (registry code 86502FM)
- 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: 1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1998
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A34DF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Shea Tim M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEA%20TIM%20M)
- Location: [Pearland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Pearland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5616° N, 95.2798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77581, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3118-2012-11-06

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 Smoot STITS SPECIAL SA3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/smoot-stits-special-sa3a.md

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