# N3978: 1972 Pitts Special S1C, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1c) (registry code 72202K6)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: VK1
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1985
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A4A03A
- Owners when cancelled: [Knight Michael A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20MICHAEL%20A), [Knight Sara T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNIGHT%20SARA%20T)
- Location: [Boynton Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boynton%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5125° N, 80.1488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33437, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3978-2012-11-14

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 Special S1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1c.md

## Other aircraft with N3978

- [Cancelled 1930-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3978-1930-03-08): Travel Air Mfg 2000, S/N 327, built 1928. Owner: [Johnson Morey](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20MOREY), [Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hollywood)

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