# N43S: 1968 Pitts Special S-1C, registration cancelled 2012-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 72202SR)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GAS-1
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A52255
- Owner when cancelled: [Shephard Gary A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPHARD%20GARY%20A)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7862° N, 106.4419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79903, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43S-2012-06-21

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 Pitts Special S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c.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 DEN69D0197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0197), Mar 16, 1969: Pitts Spcl SC-1 (N43S), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N43S

- [Cancelled 1960-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43S-1960-01-12): Dehavilland DHC-2, S/N 101. Owner: [Shell Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELL%20AVIATION%20CORP), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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