# N983BW: 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: June 21, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=983BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N983BW

## Aircraft that carried N983BW

- [Cancelled 1991-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983BW-1991-06-21): Pitts SPECIAL S1-S, S/N X. Owner: [Morgan Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20MARK%20W), [Lombard, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lombard)

## NTSB investigations on N983BW (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 CHI91DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE01), Nov 3, 1990: Pitts Special S1-S (N983BW), Dekalb, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N983BW (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 19901103048539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103048539A), Nov 3, 1990: Child S1SPITTS (N983BW), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control performing a roll on initial climb after takeoff. A wing hit runway. Aircraft cartweeled and burned.

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