# N3S: 1965 Pitts Special S1L, registration cancelled 2013-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1l) (registry code 72202V4)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 200
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1989
- Last registry action: January 14, 2008
- Mode S code: A31C30
- Owner when cancelled: [Mullens Shawn R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MULLENS%20SHAWN%20R)
- Location: [Humble, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Humble)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0696° N, 95.1067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77336, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3S-2013-02-25

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 S1L: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1l.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 FTW89DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG01), Oct 6, 1988: Shamgaugh Pitts Special (N3S), San Benito, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER TORQUING OF THE 'B' NUT FITTING ON THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE TO THE POWERPLANT AT THE FIREWALL AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 19881006044749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006044749A), Oct 6, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3S), San Benito, TX, Substantial damage. Approaching airport engine stopped. Crash landed in open field. A fuel line had separated at the firewall.

## Other aircraft with N3S

- [Cancelled 2022-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3S-2022-12-30): Hight-St Andre MADERA RV-3, S/N 292, built 1978. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Brooklyn, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Brooklyn)

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