# N9708A: Adema-Hille STITS PLAYMATE SA11A, registration cancelled 2009-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Adema-Hille STITS PLAYMATE SA11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/adema-hille-stits-playmate-sa11a) (registry code 8650613)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: HA102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 7, 1985
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2000
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: AD8716
- Owner when cancelled: [Grant Frank Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANT%20FRANK%20LEE)
- Location: [Rigby, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Rigby)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6287° N, 111.8340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83442, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9708A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9708A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708A-2009-09-04

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 Adema-Hille STITS PLAYMATE SA11A: https://openairdocs.org/model/adema-hille-stits-playmate-sa11a.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 LAX81FVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG09), Dec 12, 1980: Stits SA11A (N9708A), Red Bluff, CA, 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 19801212075069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212075069A), Dec 12, 1980: Amtrsa STITSSA11A (N9708A), Red Bluff, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to use carb heat during prolonged glide. Engine quit due to carb ice. Landed in an orchard.

## Other aircraft with N9708A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9708A): Cessna 170, S/N 19169
- [Cancelled 1955-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708A-1955-04-04): Cessna 170, S/N 19402. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Freeman Carlos A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREEMAN%20CARLOS%20A%20JR), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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