# Stits Playboy SA3B LIGHTNING

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 865020Z
- Manufacturer (registry): STITS PLAYBOY
- Model: SA3B LIGHTNING
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 112 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b-lightning

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CHI05LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA276), Sep 30, 2005: Stits Playboy SA3B Lightning (N4747G), Kimball, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall and low airspeed by the pilot following takeoff. Contributing factors were the low altitude at the time of occurrence, the high density altitude, and the propeller.
- [NTSB CHI70D0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0113), Jul 13, 1969: Playboy SA-3A (N4747G), Brookville, OH, 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 20050930023199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930023199A), Sep 30, 2005: Amtr STITSSA3B (N4747G), Kimball, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) After landing at ibm for fuel at approximately 1000 hours local time, the pilot made some phone calls and returned to the aircraft and taxied over to the…

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