# N3T: 1966 Ramsome PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, registration cancelled 2012-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ramsome PITTS SPECIAL S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsome-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 7221128)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: JDR-1
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1981
- Last registry action: May 5, 1993
- Mode S code: A31C49
- Location: [Lake Stevens, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lake%20Stevens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0343° N, 122.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98258, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3T-2012-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Ramsome PITTS SPECIAL S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsome-pitts-special-s-1c.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 SEA90LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA044), Feb 24, 1990: Ransome Pitts Special S-1C (N3T), Troutdale, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## 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 19900224002599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900224002599A), Feb 24, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N3T), Portland, OR, Destroyed. Engine lost power on climbout. Hit tree trying to return.

## Other aircraft with N3T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3T): Mcgarty Ryan T VANS ACFT INC RV-14A, S/N 140283, built 2020

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