# N15HR: 1977 Ross PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2003-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Ross PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220653)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 4
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 5, 1979
- Last registry action: June 26, 2003
- Mode S code: A0C895
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15HR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15HR-2003-11-04

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 Ross PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-pitts-special-s-1s.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX96LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA336), Sep 13, 1996: Pitts S-1S (N15HR), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of N230MP inadequate visual lookout while landing on a runway occupied by another known aircraft. A factor in the accident was the procedure to allow simultaneous landings by aircraft on…
- [NTSB LAX83FVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FVM07), Jan 16, 1983: Pitts S1S (N15HR), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19960913028361A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028361A), Sep 13, 1996: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S (N15HR), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff when it was struck from behind by N230MP that just landed. (.19) on September 13, 1996, at 0915 hours pacific daylight time, two pitts S-1S…
- [Accident 19830116000899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830116000899A), Jan 16, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N15HR), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing and aircraft flipped inverted.

## Other aircraft with N15HR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HR): Bombardier BD-100-1A10, S/N 20072, built 2005

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