# N203Z: 1966 Pitts Special S-1C, registration cancelled 2005-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202R9)
- 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: EJ13T
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 21, 1984
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1998
- Last registry action: July 12, 2001
- Mode S code: A19F67
- Owner when cancelled: [Paquette Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAQUETTE%20DANIEL%20J)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1940° N, 83.6400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48197, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=203Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N203Z-2005-01-31

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 S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c.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 CHI78DEI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEI25), Jun 26, 1978: Pitts S-1C (N203Z), Archbold, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0309), Dec 29, 1968: Pitts Spec S1C (N203Z), Kendall, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N203Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203Z): Airbus Helicopters AS350B3, S/N 8811, built 2020

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