# N13S: Pitts SPECIAL, registration cancelled 1971-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special) (registry code 72202KL)
- Serial number: PS-7
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1969
- Mode S code: A07A68
- Owner when cancelled: [Cox Rodger E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20RODGER%20E)
- Location: [Winchester, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Winchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=13S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13S-1971-09-22

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: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special.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 CHI70FBA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBA26), Jun 27, 1970: Pitts S-1 (N13S), Winchester, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N13S

- [Cancelled 2011-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13S-2011-04-11): Sobczak Joseph E QUICKIE, S/N 425, built 1981. Assigned, pending cancellation

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