# N43BW: 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: November 21, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BW

## Aircraft that carried N43BW

- [Cancelled 2012-11-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BW-2012-11-21): Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1, S/N 610-H, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Waugh William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAUGH%20WILLIAM%20L), [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## NTSB investigations on N43BW (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 SEA81FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA07), Jan 10, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N43BW), Boise, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43BW (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 19810110001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001739A), Jan 10, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N43BW), Boise, ID, Destroyed. Practicing low level aerobatics. Went into a spin from a hammerhead stall. Failed to recover.

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