# N2439: 1970 Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/oprendek-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202C6)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: A.J.5369
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1982
- Last registry action: November 11, 1988
- Mode S code: A23EB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Matlock Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATLOCK%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2439
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2439
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439-2013-08-07

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 Oprendek-Pitts Special S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/oprendek-pitts-special-s-1.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 FTW77DPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPD01), Oct 7, 1976: Pitts Spcl S-1 (N2439), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed

## 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 19910804031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910804031499A), Aug 4, 1991: N2439, Schenectady, NY, Substantial damage. While hovering, aircraft crashed on runway.

## Other aircraft with N2439

- [Cancelled 1929-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2439-1929-06-07): Laird Airplane Mfg LAIRD, S/N A-728. Owner: [Jack Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20WILSON), [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

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