# N4MG: 1974 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2016-11-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 10, 2016
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 0110301)
- Serial number: 1-0016
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2011
- Last registry action: November 8, 2013
- Mode S code: A4A909
- Owner when cancelled: [Gutman Meyer M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTMAN%20MEYER%20M)
- Location: [Sierra Vista, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sierra%20Vista)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.4989° N, 110.2013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85650, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4MG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4MG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4MG-2016-11-10

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 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s.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 BFO92LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA061), May 14, 1992: Aerotek Pitts S-1S (N4MG), Hopkinsville, KY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE NUMBER 2 OIL RING IN THE NUMBER 4 ENGINE CYLINDER RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND ENGINE POWER LOSS.

## 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 19920513014829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920513014829A), May 13, 1992: Child S1SPITTS (N4MG), Hopkinsville, KY, Destroyed. Lost oil pressure. Struck guy wire landing on a road. NR4 cylinder worn and broken rings. Pressurized crankcase.

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