# N166S: 1977 Shepherd PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2012-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Shepherd PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/shepherd-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220636)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: S-2
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1979
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1982
- Last registry action: April 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A10988
- Owner when cancelled: [Bravenec Investment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRAVENEC%20INVESTMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Conroe, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Conroe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2221° N, 95.3449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77302, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=166S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166S-2012-08-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Shepherd PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/shepherd-pitts-special-s-1s.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 FTW82DA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA193), May 26, 1982: Pitts Special S-1S (N166S), Huntsville, TX, destroyed

## 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 19820526019189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019189A), May 26, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N166S), Huntsville, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit and aircraft was damaged during emergency landing on highway.

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