# N2163: Yde-Pitts Special S1C, registration cancelled 1971-10-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Yde-Pitts Special S1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/yde-pitts-special-s1c) (registry code 72202ZQ)
- Serial number: EA 2
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1968
- Mode S code: A1D28D
- Owner when cancelled: [Frederick William Yde](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20WILLIAM%20YDE)
- Location: [Freedom, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Freedom)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2163
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2163
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163-1971-10-04

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 Yde-Pitts Special S1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/yde-pitts-special-s1c.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 CHI72DEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI12), Jul 24, 1971: Pitts Spcl (N2163), Akron, OH, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N2163

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163-2019-05-06): Destiny Powered Parachutes CHROME RED DESTINY 2, S/N 1C0242, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wilcox Dennis H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCOX%20DENNIS%20H), [Grand Rapids, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Rapids)
- [Cancelled 1928-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163-1928-12-08): Standard J-1, S/N 100. Owner: [Montgomery Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTGOMERY%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)

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