# N3VT: 1976 Thurston PITTS S-1S, registration cancelled 2003-12-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Thurston PITTS S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/thurston-pitts-s-1s) (registry code 7220616)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7-0164
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1999
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1997
- Last registry action: November 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A31C8D
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20MICHAEL)
- Location: [Federal Way, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Federal%20Way)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3052° N, 122.3142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98003, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3VT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3VT-2003-12-19

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 Thurston PITTS S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/thurston-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 SEA02LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA012), Nov 9, 2001: Thurston Pitts S-1S (N3VT), Eatonville, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsuccessful corrective action (recovery) from an inverted spin. A contributing factor was the pilot's encounter with the inverted spin maneuver.

## 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 20011108029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011108029939A), Nov 8, 2001: Aviat PITTSS1S (N3VT), Eatonville, WA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot was preforming aerobatics - witnesses state the pilot did a loop at the end of the maneuver it appeared he was going to do a hammer head stall. The…

## Other aircraft with N3VT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3VT): Paulsen Alan R VANS RV6-A, S/N 21017, built 1995

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