# N4EW: 1977 Wade PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 1981-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Wade PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/wade-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220758)
- Serial number: EGW-1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1977
- Mode S code: A4A868
- Owner when cancelled: [Wade Edward G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WADE%20EDWARD%20G)
- Location: [Newnan, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Newnan)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4EW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4EW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4EW-1981-09-30

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 Wade PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/wade-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 MIA78FKG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG14), Jan 22, 1978: Pitts Spcl S-1 (N4EW), Newnan, GA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4EW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4EW): New Larry C RV-7A, S/N 73494, built 2015
- [Cancelled 2010-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4EW-2010-10-20): Raytheon 58, S/N TH-1912, built 1999. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Defy Gravity LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEFY%20GRAVITY%20LLC), [Fort Smith, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Fort%20Smith)

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