# N7798C: 1960 Stits Playboy SA3, registration cancelled 1971-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Stits Playboy SA3](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3) (registry code 86502N7)
- Serial number: G-1
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1961
- Mode S code: AA8DE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilbert Earl C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20EARL%20C)
- Location: [Williamsburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Williamsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7798C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7798C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7798C-1971-06-08

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 SA3: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3.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 DIA68D0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0042), Jun 24, 1967: Stits SA-3 (N7798C), Staunton, VA, substantial damage

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