# N104KF: 1971 Pitts Special S1C, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1c) (registry code 72202Q9)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: FH-1
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1980
- Last registry action: December 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A01477
- Location: [Chandler, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Chandler)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3235° N, 111.8762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85224, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104KF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=104KF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N104KF-2013-03-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pitts Special S1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA135), Apr 4, 1990: Gardner Pitts S-1 (N104KF), Eloy, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED THE RECOVERY FROM THE INVERTED FLAT SPIN MANEUVER AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE.

## 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.

- [Accident 19900403007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007439A), Apr 3, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N104KF), Eloy, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered too low to check high sink rate after inverted flat spin. Use of smoke a factor. Warned to recover higher

## Other aircraft with N104KF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104KF): Lockheed CF104D, S/N 104633, built 1962

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