# N8157: Lachance-Stits Playboy SA3A, registration cancelled 1977-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lachance-Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lachance-stits-playboy-sa3a) (registry code 86502B2)
- Serial number: P-766
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1976
- Mode S code: AB1F3C
- Owner when cancelled: [Richter George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHTER%20GEORGE%20H)
- Location: [Bisbee, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bisbee)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8157
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8157
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157-1977-06-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Lachance-Stits Playboy SA3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/lachance-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 LAX77FVJ43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FVJ43), Apr 5, 1977: Stits SA-3A (N8157), Bisbee, AZ, 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 19770405009299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405009299A), Apr 5, 1977: Amtrsa STITSSJ (N8157), Bisbee, AZ, Destroyed. Low level acrobatic maneuver.

## Other aircraft with N8157

- [Cancelled 1936-09-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157-1936-09-14): Travel Air Mfg 6000, S/N 966. Owner: [George J Shanks](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20J%20SHANKS), [Minneaplois, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneaplois)

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