# N1769: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: August 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1769
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1769

## Aircraft that carried N1769

- [Cancelled 2012-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769-2012-08-13): Bloodworth PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, S/N BP-1169, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gann E Sterling](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GANN%20E%20STERLING), [Durham, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Durham)
- [Cancelled 1930-04-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1769-1930-04-16): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 252, built 1927. Owner: [Tirk Harry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIRK%20HARRY%20L), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)

## NTSB investigations on N1769 (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 ATL89DMG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG05), Jun 3, 1989: Bloodworth Pitts Special S-1C (N1769), Townsville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE ALTITUDE FOR THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HIS OSTENTATIOUS DISPLAY.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1769 (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 19890603014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603014039A), Jun 3, 1989: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N1769), Townsville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Was putting on an airshow for a group of friends,loop,rolls and stalls just above a lake. Stalled, spun,no recovery

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