# N3TG: 1974 Ostermeier PITTS-S-1S, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ostermeier PITTS-S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ostermeier-pitts-s-1s) (registry code 7220310)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Serial number: 772-H
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A31C50
- Owner when cancelled: [South Bay Building Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20BAY%20BUILDING%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8079° N, 118.3480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90505, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3TG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3TG-2012-10-19

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 Ostermeier PITTS-S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ostermeier-pitts-s-1s.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 LAX81DVM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM07), Dec 14, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N3TG), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19801214083069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801214083069A), Dec 14, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N3TG), Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. Wing struck auto windshield on low pass while filming a movie. Pilot and auto timing were in error.

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