# N74872: 1961 Stits PLAYBOY SA-3A, registration cancelled 1973-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stits PLAYBOY SA-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa-3a) (registry code 86502HF)
- Serial number: JJ-2
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1972
- Mode S code: AA13AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Ogle Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OGLE%20CHARLES%20R)
- Location: [Avon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Avon)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74872
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74872
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74872-1973-07-20

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 SA-3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa-3a.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 CHI73FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV29), Jun 10, 1973: Stits SA-3A (N74872), Macomb, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI72FEV03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEV03), Jul 17, 1971: Stits SA3A (N74872), Macomb, IL, 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 19730610015269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730610015269A), Jun 10, 1973: Amtrsa STITSSJ (N74872), Macomb, IL, Destroyed. R horizontal stabilizer lead edge mount tube bkn at attach hole. Stits dwg 2/17/68 cvrs. Not c/w.

## Other aircraft with N74872

- [Cancelled 2007-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74872-2007-01-05): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 11460, built 2006. Exported to Russia. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)

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