# N1235: 1970 Pitts Special S-1C, registration cancelled 2016-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202TX)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51667
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1984
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1990
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A061DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Thorp Patricia J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORP%20PATRICIA%20J)
- Location: [Ocala, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ocala)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1235
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235-2016-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c.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 ATL91FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA005), Oct 17, 1990: Pitts Special S-1 (N1235), Ocala, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXPERIENCCED SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A SPIN MANEUVER AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 19901017046209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017046209A), Oct 17, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N1235), Ocala, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Practice acrobatics. Entered spin from immelman. Spin somewhat flat. Did not recover prior impact. No defects noted

## Other aircraft with N1235

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1235): Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau DISCUS-2C FES, S/N 061 FS, built 2022
- [Cancelled 1955-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235-1955-11-15): Luscombe PHANTOM 1, S/N 115, built 1937. Owner: [Thompson Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20ROBERT%20J), [Manitowoc, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Manitowoc)
- [Cancelled 1927-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235-1927-08-29): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 3291, built 1919. Owner: [Johnson Carl O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CARL%20O), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

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