# N15Z: 1960 Pitts S-1A, registration cancelled 2015-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts S-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a) (registry code 72201PH)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 16, 1972
- Last registry action: March 27, 1993
- Mode S code: A0CA15
- Owner when cancelled: [Ziegler Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZIEGLER%20DONALD%20C)
- Location: [East Jordan, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/East%20Jordan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1377° N, 85.1090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49727, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15Z-2015-05-11

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 S-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a.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 CHI90DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEM07), Jul 31, 1990: Pitts SA-1 (N15Z), East Jordan, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DURING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATICS.

## 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 19900731029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900731029309A), Jul 31, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1A (N15Z), East Jordan, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dive inverted into ground while performing low level acrobatics.

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