# N2148: 1968 Huges Pitts Special S-1C, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Huges Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/huges-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202DC)
- 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: 1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1981
- Last registry action: January 4, 2011
- Mode S code: A1CBCE
- Location: [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9367° N, 97.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57201, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2148
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148-2013-08-19

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 Huges Pitts Special S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/huges-pitts-special-s-1c.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 ATL83LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA055), Dec 8, 1982: Pitts Special 51C (N2148), London, KY, substantial damage

## 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 19821208062929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208062929A), Dec 8, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N2148), London, KY, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped shortly after touchdown during landing roll. Tail wheel steering spring found broken.

## Other aircraft with N2148

- [Cancelled 1929-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148-1929-10-04): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 509. Owner: [Rehbock F W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REHBOCK%20F%20W), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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