# N4696: 1971 Stits SA6B, registration cancelled 2013-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stits SA6B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa6b) (registry code 86504TF)
- 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: 2186
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 8, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1985
- Last registry action: October 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A5BE34
- Owner when cancelled: [Kelley James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELLEY%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Hagerstown, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Hagerstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9316° N, 85.1682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47346, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4696
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4696
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4696-2013-03-18

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 SA6B: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa6b.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 SEA94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA079), Mar 10, 1994: Kelley Stits SA6B (N4696), Snohomish, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED. FACTORS INCLUDE A POLE OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 19940309004309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940309004309A), Mar 9, 1994: Amtr SA6B (N4696), Snohomish, WA, Substantial damage. Landed long fast and bounced. Began late go around. Stalled trying climb over powerlines. Struck power pole.

## Other aircraft with N4696

- [Cancelled 1941-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4696-1941-03-01): Waco GXE, S/N 2054. Owner: [Wieczorak Victor J And Drab Harry Roman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIECZORAK%20VICTOR%20J%20AND%20DRAB%20HARRY%20ROMAN), [Dearborn, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dearborn)

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