# Stits Playboy SA3B

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 8650204, 865020L, 865020P, 86502Y7, 86502ZH, 865020D, 865020G, 865020H, 865020J, 865020N, 86502X4, 86502X6, 86502X8, 86502YB, 86502YM, 86502YX, 86502Z3, 86502ZT
- Manufacturer (registry): STITS PLAYBOY
- Model: SA3B
- 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: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3b

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N10183](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10183): [Excelsior Aviation 2 LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXCELSIOR%20AVIATION%202%20LLC), [Lewes, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Lewes), S/N P234
- [N11992](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11992): [Rohr Brian D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROHR%20BRIAN%20D), [Iowa City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Iowa%20City), built 1970, S/N P-222
- [N2110B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2110B): [Horinek David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORINEK%20DAVID%20L), [Goodland, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Goodland), built 1970, S/N P-463
- [N38K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38K): [Luttenbacher Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUTTENBACHER%20THOMAS%20A), [Lake Como, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lake%20Como), built 1955, S/N 5
- [N63X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63X): [Putney Bruce N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUTNEY%20BRUCE%20N), [Midlothian, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midlothian), built 1958, S/N E13

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 NYC77FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT03), Nov 30, 1976: Stits SA3B (N1941L), Lititz, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCQ22), Oct 8, 1974: Playboy SA-3B (N19MM), Goodland, KS, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB IAD74DIJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DIJ14), Apr 19, 1974: Stits SA3B (N5145), Rainelle, WV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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.

- [Incident 19850512026689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850512026689I), May 12, 1985: Amtrsa STITSSA3B (N2252), Martinez, GA, Minor damage. RPM drop after takeoff. Landed in field with minor damage. Two spark plugs bad and not firing.
- [Accident 19761130036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761130036849A), Nov 30, 1976: Amtrsa STITSSJ (N1941L), Lititz, PA, Substantial damage. Stretched glide to a corn field un ck hi sink rate.
- [Accident 19741008034379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741008034379A), Oct 8, 1974: Amtrsa STITSSJ (N19MM), Goodland, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft restricted day VFR,aerobatic flt prohibited. Log book entries rcrd acrobatic flt day and night
- [Accident 19740419013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419013429A), Apr 19, 1974: Amtrsa STITSSJ (N5145), Rainelle, WV, Substantial damage. Lndd to ask for directions. Tkof fm field,hi trees at end.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Benjamin Cleveland SA-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/benjamin-cleveland-sa-3b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05601E8
- [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502L3
- [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502L6
- [Dunning-Stits Playboy SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/dunning-stits-playboy-sa3b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86504AA
- [Teeter Gregory Eugene SA-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/teeter-gregory-eugene-sa-3b): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 8651106
- [Lingwall-Stitts SA-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/lingwall-stitts-sa-3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 865020Q
- [Mcgills Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcgills-stits-sa3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502CM
- [Modified Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/modified-stits-sa3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502CX
- [Southard-Stits SA-3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/southard-stits-sa-3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502KK
- [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502KL
- [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502KP
- [Stits SA3B](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3b): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 86502KZ

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