# N15Z: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 11, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15Z

## Aircraft that carried N15Z

- [Cancelled 2015-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15Z-2015-05-11): Pitts S-1A, S/N 1, built 1960. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ziegler Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIEGLER%20DONALD%20C), [East Jordan, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/East%20Jordan)

## NTSB investigations on N15Z (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 CHI90DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM07), Jul 31, 1990: Pitts SA-1 (N15Z), East Jordan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15Z (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 19900731029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029309A), Jul 31, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A (N15Z), East Jordan, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dive inverted into ground while performing low level acrobatics.

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