# N42RB: 1981 Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2012-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2012
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/burch-robert-j-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220787)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 12128
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2008
- Last registry action: February 22, 2008
- Mode S code: A4FABF
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutton James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Albany, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Albany)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7259° N, 85.1216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42602, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42RB-2012-02-27

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 Burch Robert J PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/burch-robert-j-pitts-special-s-1.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 CHI85LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA277), Jul 7, 1985: Burch Pitts S-1 (N42RB), Houghton Lake, MI, 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 19850707029759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707029759A), Jul 7, 1985: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N42RB), Houghton Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Tail wheel shimmy after 3 point landing. Ground looped. Tire came loose from hub on tailwheel.

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