# N5579V: Stits PLAYBOY, registration cancelled 1994-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Stits PLAYBOY](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy) (registry code 86502HB)
- Serial number: 3ASA
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1988
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: A71D13
- Owners when cancelled: [Gehlken Helbert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEHLKEN%20HELBERT%20S), [Day Jack B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JACK%20B)
- Location: [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6615° N, 122.3134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96003, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5579V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5579V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5579V-1994-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy.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 FTW92DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG01), Sep 26, 1992: Stits Playboy (N5579V), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL.

## 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 19920926038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038799A), Sep 26, 1992: Amtrsa STITSSA3A (N5579V), Fredricksburg, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled crashed and burned while practicing agricultural spray turn arounds. Nose to high. Slid back on tail.

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