# N177J: 1963 Pitts Special JR-1, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts Special JR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-jr-1) (registry code 72202PY)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JR-1
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 1983
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2001
- Last registry action: April 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A133F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Walston Eddie W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALSTON%20EDDIE%20W)
- Location: [Elm City, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Elm%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8070° N, 77.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27822, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=177J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177J-2018-01-11

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 Special JR-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-jr-1.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 ATL04LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA158), Jul 17, 2004: Pitts S-1 (N177J), Durham, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA039), Dec 4, 1999: Pitts S1C (N177J), Creedmore, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the reserve position of the fuel tank resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a nose over during a forced landing.

## 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 20040717018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018399A), Jul 17, 2004: Amtr PITTSS1C (N177J), Durham, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The subject aircraft departed wilson industrial airport (W03) at approximately 1000 hours local time on 07/17/2004. At approximately 1045 the aircraft…
- [Accident 19991204033309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204033309A), Dec 4, 1999: Amtr PITTSS1C (N177J), Creedmore, NC, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 4, 1999, about 1710 eastern standard time, a pitts special S1C, N177J, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 part 91…

## Other aircraft with N177J

- [Cancelled 2025-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177J-2025-11-25): Dassault FALCON 900DX, S/N 610, built 2007. Exported to Malta. Owner: [Lenox Aviation II LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LENOX%20AVIATION%20II%20LLC), [Lawrenceville, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Lawrenceville)

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