# Stits SA3A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 86502J3, 86502JT, 86502KD, 86502KE, 86502H7, 86502HX, 86502J2, 86502JC
- Manufacturer (registry): STITS
- Model: SA3A
- 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: 4
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-sa3a

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 (4)

- [N10149](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10149): [Price John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20JOHN), [Bennington, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Bennington), S/N P-510
- [N4673T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4673T): [Evans Douglas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVANS%20DOUGLAS%20A), [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo), built 1965, S/N 594
- [N5244](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5244): [Ployhart Edwin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLOYHART%20EDWIN%20J), [Harwood, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Harwood), built 1968, S/N 861
- [N75P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75P): [James Marvin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20MARVIN%20L), [Scio, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Scio), built 1957, S/N ST-1

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW08CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA185), Jul 14, 2008: Stits SA3A (N134JW), St Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20080714844589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080714844589A), Jul 14, 2008: Amtr STITSSA3A (N134JW), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft entered 7' corn stocks and impacted ground at high angle, nose down and in left bank approximately 100 yards off center and midfield of the…
- [Incident 19830417023799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830417023799I), Apr 17, 1983: Amtrsa STITSSA3A (N4774T), Faribault, MN, Minor damage. Solo student allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment while landing in a crosswind. Struck a snowbank.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 865020M
- [Johnson Stitts Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-stitts-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502B3
- [Dangler Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dangler-stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502BF
- [Stitts Playboy SA-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stitts-playboy-sa-3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502JW
- [Tomblingson-Stitts Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/tomblingson-stitts-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502KG
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502PH
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502QZ
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502RV
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502S1
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502S5
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502T1
- [Stits Playboy SA3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stits-playboy-sa3a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 86502U3

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