# N2118: Guy-Pitts Special S-1S, registration cancelled 2000-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Guy-Pitts Special S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/guy-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 72202MT)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 138-H
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1997
- Last registry action: January 18, 2000
- Mode S code: A1C0A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Hussan Ben](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUSSAN%20BEN)
- Location: [Norwalk, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Norwalk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.2165° N, 82.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44857, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2118
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2118
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2118-2000-03-02

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 Guy-Pitts Special S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/guy-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 NYC99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA171), Jul 11, 1999: Guy Pitts S-1S (N2118), Norwalk, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to conduct a low level aerobatic maneuver, and his subsequent loss of awareness regarding the location of trees at that level.

## 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 19990711008609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711008609A), Jul 11, 1999: Aviat PITTSS1S (N2118), Norwalk, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft struck a tree and burst into flames, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on…

## Other aircraft with N2118

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2118): Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, S/N 691, built 1975
- [Cancelled 1969-08-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2118-1969-08-28): Dehavilland DHC-2, S/N 1589. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Skucic Bros Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKUCIC%20BROS%20CO), [Virginia, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Virginia)
- [Cancelled 1934-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2118-1934-03-28): Curtiss Airplane & Motor ORIOLE, S/N EX-18256. Owner: [Wilhelm William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILHELM%20WILLIAM%20H), [Alliance, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Alliance)

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