# N4747G: 1964 Stits Playboy SA3B LIGHTNING, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Stits Playboy SA3B LIGHTNING](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b-lightning) (registry code 865020Z)
- 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-360
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 2004
- Last registry action: November 4, 2005
- Mode S code: A5D34A
- Location: [Fruita, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fruita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1566° N, 108.8788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81521, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4747G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4747G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4747G-2012-11-27

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 LIGHTNING: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b-lightning.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 CHI05LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA276), Sep 30, 2005: Stits Playboy SA3B Lightning (N4747G), Kimball, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall and low airspeed by the pilot following takeoff. Contributing factors were the low altitude at the time of occurrence, the high density altitude, and the propeller.
- [NTSB CHI70D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0113), Jul 13, 1969: Playboy SA-3A (N4747G), Brookville, OH, substantial damage

## 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 20050930023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930023199A), Sep 30, 2005: Amtr STITSSA3B (N4747G), Kimball, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After landing at ibm for fuel at approximately 1000 hours local time, the pilot made some phone calls and returned to the aircraft and taxied over to the…

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