# N3RJ: Johnston PITTS SPECIAL, registration cancelled 1989-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Johnston PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-pitts-special) (registry code 7220263)
- Serial number: 378H
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A31C20
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3RJ-1989-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Johnston PITTS SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-pitts-special.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 CHI89DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX01), Nov 17, 1988: Pitts S-15 (N3RJ), Delphi, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF FLIGHT REGIME.

## 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 19881117050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117050989A), Nov 17, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3RJ), Delphi, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rolled and entered a spin from a vertical climb. Failed to recover. Had prior trouble during spin recovery.

## Other aircraft with N3RJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3RJ): American Champion 7EC, S/N 1027-2008, built 2008

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