# N2DE: 1974 Eckerle PITTS-SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Eckerle PITTS-SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/eckerle-pitts-special) (registry code 7220302)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 777H
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1986
- Last registry action: May 9, 1992
- Mode S code: A18DA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Thompson Joseph E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMPSON%20JOSEPH%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7122° N, 104.5941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80137, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2DE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2DE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2DE-2014-09-10

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 Eckerle PITTS-SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/eckerle-pitts-special.md

## 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 19860518017909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860518017909A), May 18, 1986: Child S1SPITTS (N2DE), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Engine quit after turn to final. Stalled while lining up for landing in a field. Some mag roughness on engine runup.
- [Incident 19851116067069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851116067069I), Nov 16, 1985: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N2DE), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Lost directional control after crosswind 3 point landing. Ran off runway into mud. Struck a runway light.

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