# N43BW: 1977 Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/waugh-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220748)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 610-H
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 14, 1980
- Last registry action: June 20, 1983
- Mode S code: A520F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Waugh William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAUGH%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6299° N, 116.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83704, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43BW-2012-11-21

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 Waugh PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/waugh-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 SEA81FYA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYA07), Jan 10, 1981: Pitts S-1S (N43BW), Boise, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810110001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001739A), Jan 10, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N43BW), Boise, ID, Destroyed. Practicing low level aerobatics. Went into a spin from a hammerhead stall. Failed to recover.

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