# N52LA: 1972 Allen PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Allen PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220219)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 329H
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 17, 1984
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A68790
- Owner when cancelled: [King James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KING%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Gahanna, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Gahanna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0381° N, 82.8727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43230, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52LA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52LA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52LA-2017-04-13

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 Allen PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/allen-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 ATL87DEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEK02), Aug 8, 1987: Allen Pitts Special S-1 (N52LA), Lancaster, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870808042949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870808042949A), Aug 8, 1987: Child S1PITTS (N52LA), Lancaster, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During vertical climb aircraft appeared to stall and enter a spin impacting ground in near vertical position.

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