# N5581V: 1956 Stits Sky-Coupe SA7A, registration cancelled 2020-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Stits Sky-Coupe SA7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sky-coupe-sa7a) (registry code 86505TB)
- 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: 201
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A71FB2
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheppard Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20ROBERT%20D)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6479° N, 121.6303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93901, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5581V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5581V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5581V-2020-05-01

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 Sky-Coupe SA7A: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sky-coupe-sa7a.md

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