# N25YD: 2004 Young David E PITTS S1-C, registration cancelled 2019-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Young David E PITTS S1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/young-david-e-pitts-s1-c) (registry code 05615QC)
- 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: 625369829
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2016
- Last registry action: June 16, 2016
- Mode S code: A2574F
- Owner when cancelled: [Meyer Christopher R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYER%20CHRISTOPHER%20R)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9104° N, 77.0177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25YD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25YD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25YD-2019-11-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Young David E PITTS S1-C: https://openairdocs.org/model/young-david-e-pitts-s1-c.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 GAA18CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA017), Oct 20, 2017: Young David E Pitts S1 C (N25YD), Farmville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid the other airplane landing in the opposite direction on the runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the correct runway call sign in…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20171020020932A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171020020932A), Oct 20, 2017: Young David E PITTS S1-C (N25YD), Farmville, VA, Substantial damage. The accident involved two experimental aircraft, N25YD (pitts S1-C) and N27KJ (staudacher S-600F). The pilot of N25YD had just completed his practice session…
- [Incident 20150401003639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150401003639I), Apr 1, 2015: Young David E PITTS S1-C (N25YD), Burlington, NC, Minor damage. Upon rollout while still on runway, tail wheel fitting attach bolt sheared allowing tail wheel to rotate approximately 90 degrees. Aircraft veered right and…

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