# N781: 1972 Pitts Special S-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202R3, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 500
- Year built: 1972
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2017
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AA943C
- Registered owner: [Suderman Spencer H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUDERMAN%20SPENCER%20H)
- Location: [Saint Augustine, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Saint%20Augustine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0354° N, 81.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32095, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=781
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Pitts Special S-1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N781.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20190427003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190427003539I), Apr 27, 2019: Pitts Special S-1 (N781), Pacoima, CA, Minor damage. While in cruise flight the aircraft propeller and spinner assembly departed from the aircraft. An emergency landing was made at whp without further incident.…

## Reports on N781 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N781, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840217011599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840217011599I), Feb 17, 1984: Boeing 737* (N781), Dayton, OH, Damage unknown. Fire in tail pipe of right engine. No fire warning. Passengers deplaned by normal means. Engine replaced.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N781 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N781, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR DALA104549872](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA104549872), Feb 27, 2010: ATTACH ANGLE. CRACKED. DURING H-CHECK FOUND CRACK IN RT MAIN WHEEL WELL SUPPORT AFT ATTACH ANGLE FOR SUPPORT STRUT CRACKED AT BS 832 L20. REPAIRED IAW SRM 51-30-5.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N781

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N781 before.

- [Cancelled 1930-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N781-1930-05-02): Advance WACO 10, S/N 856. Owner: [The Lake Erie Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20LAKE%20ERIE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)

## Related

- Other Pitts Special S-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1/aircraft.md

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