# N513W: Sanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/sanderson-pitts-special-sps-1) (registry code 72202R1)
- Serial number: 23
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A66E88
- Owner when cancelled: [Speal Daniel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPEAL%20DANIEL)
- Location: [Turtle Creek, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Turtle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N513W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=513W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513W-1972-08-14

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 Sanderson PITTS SPECIAL SPS-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/sanderson-pitts-special-sps-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 NYC72DGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DGM48), May 29, 1972: Pitts Spcl S-1 (N513W), Derry, PA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N513W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N513W): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 2707, built 2007

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