# N10HJ: Hefner Jeffrey R PITTS S1S, registration cancelled 1999-01-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 27, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hefner Jeffrey R PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/hefner-jeffrey-r-pitts-s1s) (registry code 72206CJ)
- Serial number: 001HJ
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1997
- Last registry action: May 13, 1997
- Mode S code: A00313
- Owners when cancelled: [Curtis Fritz](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTIS%20FRITZ), [Kraska Todd A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRASKA%20TODD%20A)
- Location: [Acton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Acton)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4509° N, 118.2276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93510, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10HJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10HJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10HJ-1999-01-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Hefner Jeffrey R PITTS S1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/hefner-jeffrey-r-pitts-s1s.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 LAX97FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA291), Aug 17, 1997: Hefner Pitts S1S (N10HJ), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the operation of the propeller beyond the design rpm limitations and the resultant gyroscopic loads from aerobatics. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a required instrument panel rpm…

## 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 19970817022499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970817022499A), Aug 17, 1997: Aviat PITTSS1S (N10HJ), Van Nuys, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Shortly after departure. Issued may day. Seen spiral to impact. Crankshaft broke off at prop assembly in flight. (.19) on August 17, 1997, at 1300 hours…

## Other aircraft with N10HJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10HJ): Gerhardt Heinrich VANS RV6, S/N 21622, built 2006

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