N4459 - 1969 Dunning-stits Playboy SA3B Aircraft Registration

N4459 is a 1969 Dunning-stits Playboy SA3B, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Woods Donald E in Great Falls, MT. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 10, 1980. The registration certificate was issued on July 13, 1999. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N4459 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A560C3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N4459 was last updated on April 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The STITS SA-3 Playboy was a pioneering homebuilt aircraft that helped launch the post-war amateur aviation movement in America. First flown in early 1953, it was a single-seat, strut-braced low-wing monoplane powered by engines ranging from 65 to 90 horsepower. The aircraft featured mixed construction with a welded steel fuselage and wooden wings, all fabric-covered with a sliding canopy. Ray Stits designed and built the prototype in just three months during 1952 at Flabob Airport, California. AviatorDB tracks 1 Dunning-stits Playboy aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is SA3.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N4459. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.