# N3HD: Darley PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, registration cancelled 1999-01-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 28, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Darley PITTS SPECIAL S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/darley-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 7221102)
- Serial number: 4085HD
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1974
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: A31B53
- Owner when cancelled: [Darley Hal S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARLEY%20HAL%20S)
- Location: [Griffin, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Griffin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2888° N, 84.2799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30223, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3HD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3HD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3HD-1999-01-28

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 Darley PITTS SPECIAL S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/darley-pitts-special-s-1c.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.

- [Incident 19800213021179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800213021179I), Feb 13, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N3HD), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Pilot stated on landing he felt a shudder in tail wheel & then lost directional control. Ground-looped.
- [Incident 19800202020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800202020549I), Feb 2, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3HD), Melbourne, FL. Pilot was propping plane after engine had stopped on taxiway. Severe head injury resulted.

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