# N2153: Pitts Special S-1C, registration cancelled 1976-11-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 30, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202ST)
- Serial number: APT-1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1CED6
- Owner when cancelled: [Mathias Joseph M Jr Eskey Charles N Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHIAS%20JOSEPH%20M%20JR%20ESKEY%20CHARLES%20N%20JR)
- Location: [Virginia Beach, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Virginia%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2153
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2153
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153-1976-11-30

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 (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 IAD76FID44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID44), Sep 26, 1976: Pitts Spcl S-1C (N2153), Weyers Cave, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2153

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2153): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 63YBM5T0020074
- [Cancelled 1928-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2153-1928-06-08): Standard J-1, S/N A-351. Owner: [San Antonio Aviation & Motor School](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20ANTONIO%20AVIATION%20%26%20MOTOR%20SCHOOL), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

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