# N1ES: 1974 Sanford PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2009-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Sanford PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220708)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 693-H
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1977
- Last registry action: October 29, 1977
- Mode S code: A00077
- Owner when cancelled: [Sanford Earl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANFORD%20EARL%20L)
- Location: [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2388° N, 96.0023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68106, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ES
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1ES
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1ES-2009-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Sanford PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/sanford-pitts-special-s-1.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 MKC81DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DA047), Aug 1, 1981: Pitts S-1 (N1ES), Dodge City, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810801047009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801047009A), Aug 1, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N1ES), Dodge City, KS, Destroyed. Performed split s manuever at air show at 150 feet AGL. Failed to recover prior to ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N1ES

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ES): Bombardier CL-600-2B16, S/N 5482, built 2001

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