# N22WB: 1981 Ballantine PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2014-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ballantine PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ballantine-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220606)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 1-WB
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1981
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1983
- Last registry action: March 19, 2004
- Mode S code: A1E09E
- Owner when cancelled: [Grissom George M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRISSOM%20GEORGE%20M)
- Location: [Burbank, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Burbank)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7444° N, 87.7686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60459, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22WB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=22WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22WB-2014-09-16

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 Ballantine PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ballantine-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 CHI83LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA045), Nov 21, 1982: Pitts S1S (N22WB), Wonewoc, WI, 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 19821121059209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821121059209A), Nov 21, 1982: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N22WB), Wonewoc, WI, Substantial damage. Landes hort of runway in tall weeds. Aircraft nosed over inverted.

## Other aircraft with N22WB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22WB): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 10314, built 2024

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