# N43JW: 1971 Pitts Special S-1, registration cancelled 2013-03-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 72202LT)
- 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: JW-1
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 10, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A521A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Gruber Carl S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUBER%20CARL%20S)
- Location: [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.0609° N, 122.3889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98387, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43JW-2013-03-11

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Pitts Special S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/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 SEA98LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA169), Jul 22, 1998: Wiles S1-C (N43JW), Yelm, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to overflying an intermediate fuel stop. Factors include high grass in the forced landing area.

## 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 19980722025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980722025989A), Jul 22, 1998: Amtr S1C (N43JW), Yelm, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute to the western airpark, aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion, and was landed in a field one mile from the airport. After landing, the aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N43JW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43JW): Aviat A-1C-180, S/N 3318, built 2018

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