# N7758C: 1961 Stits Playboy SA3A, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a) (registry code 86502RK)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P-555
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 23, 1981
- Last registry action: November 10, 1984
- Mode S code: AA7F0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Ricketts James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICKETTS%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Newark, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5039° N, 122.0323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94560, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7758C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7758C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7758C-2013-10-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SA3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a.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 LAX82FVD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD03), Oct 31, 1981: Stits SA3A (N7758C), Tracy, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811031085489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811031085489A), Oct 31, 1981: Amtrsa STITSSA3A (N7758C), Tracy, CA, Destroyed. Pilot rolled aircraft and wing came off. Airplane not approved for aerobatics.

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