# N30BL: Pitts S-1S, registration cancelled 1990-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Pitts S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1s) (registry code 7220402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: L2
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1984
- Last registry action: February 17, 1990
- Mode S code: A31D1D
- Owners when cancelled: [Paxton Jack](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAXTON%20JACK), [Department Of Transportation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20TRANSPORTATION), [Schnitker Peggy J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNITKER%20PEGGY%20J%20DBA), [Day James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAY%20JAMES%20H), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0306° N, 88.7094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42001, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30BL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30BL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30BL-1990-02-17

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 Pitts S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-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 ATL85FA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA276), Sep 14, 1985: Laux Pitts S-1S (N30BL), Paducah, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19850914044839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850914044839A), Sep 14, 1985: Child S1SPITTS (N30BL), Paducah, KY, Destroyed. Entered an inverted spin and impacted ground. No record of inverted spin training. Fuel pump overhauled improperly.

## Other aircraft with N30BL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30BL): Bennett A Ludtke SONEX, S/N 1412, built 2012
- [Cancelled 2008-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30BL-2008-06-11): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 0238, built 2002. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Lovell George M III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVELL%20GEORGE%20M%20III), [Macon, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Macon)

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