# N12RW: Ward PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1, registration cancelled 1995-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Ward PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-pitts-special-wsc-1) (registry code 0562006)
- Serial number: 1589048
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1985
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A052E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Macguire John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACGUIRE%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Burleson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Burleson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5325° N, 97.3064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76028, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12RW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12RW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12RW-1995-04-25

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 Ward PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-pitts-special-wsc-1.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 FTW93FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA126), Apr 12, 1993: Ward Pitts Special WSC-1 (N12RW), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE COCKPIT CAME LOOSE AND JAMMED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.

## 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 19930412009029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412009029A), Apr 12, 1993: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N12RW), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Entered unplanned inverted spin out of top of a loop. No recovery. Impact inverted. Experienced airshow pilot.

## Other aircraft with N12RW

- [Cancelled 2001-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12RW-2001-03-29): Gulfstream American G-1 (159), S/N 82. Exported to Equatorial Guinea. Owner: [Air Cess Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CESS%20INCORPORATED), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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