# N3129: 1969 Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-flut-r-bug-sa6b) (registry code 865043T)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 99583
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Last registry action: April 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A351D2
- Location: [Riverside, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Riverside)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9975° N, 117.4408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92509, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3129
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3129-2013-05-09

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 Flut-R-Bug SA6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-flut-r-bug-sa6b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR09LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA082), Jan 14, 2009: Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B (N3129), Los Olivos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to depart from a road with a known unresolved engine problem.
- [NTSB DFW07CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA033), Dec 2, 2006: Stits Flut-R-Bug SA6B (N3129), Camerson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20090114001259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090114001259A), Jan 14, 2009: Stits SA6B (N3129), Los Olivos, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot had landed aircraft on figueroa mountain rd. after claiming to have experienced engine trouble. After conducting a successful engine run-up, he took off…
- [Accident 20061202030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202030679A), Dec 2, 2006: Amtr SA6B (N3129), Cameron, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) The two place tandem tricycle gear experimental airplane crashed during a second take-off abort on rwy 16 @ T35 airport, Cameron, Texas. Both pilots…

## Other aircraft with N3129

- [Cancelled 1934-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3129-1934-07-25): Standard J-1, S/N 12 SUB, built 1918. Owner: [Abbott Robert B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABBOTT%20ROBERT%20B), [Taos, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Taos)

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