# N45WA: 1981 Allen-Wayne PITTS S-1E, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Allen-Wayne PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-wayne-pitts-s-1e) (registry code 7221009)
- 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: 1
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 27, 1984
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1995
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A571B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Als Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Edmonds, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Edmonds)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8006° N, 122.3742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98020, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45WA-2012-11-29

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 Allen-Wayne PITTS S-1E: https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-wayne-pitts-s-1e.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA083), Apr 6, 1997: Allen-Wayne Pitts S-1E (N45WA), Arlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the commercial pilot to perform an adequate visual lookout while on final approach for landing on the runway, and the failure of the student pilot of the other airplane to perform an…
- [NTSB CHI81FEI19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI19), May 31, 1981: Pitts S-1E (N45WA), Medina, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970406004911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406004911A), Apr 6, 1997: Amtr PITTSS2E (N45WA), Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft in traffic pattern for touch and glandings. Struck tail of departing aircraft. (.4) the solo student pilot of a Cessna taxied onto runway 34 after…
- [Incident 19950609016749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609016749I), Jun 9, 1995: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N45WA), Everett, WA, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing the pilot lost directional control and then groundlooped.
- [Accident 19810531030099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531030099A), May 31, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N45WA), Medina, OH, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near airport. Landed short of runway in plowed field, nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N45WA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WA): North American SNJ-4, S/N 8811850, built 1942

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