# N53RB: Bressler/Young PITTS S-1E, registration cancelled 1991-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bressler/Young PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/bressler-young-pitts-s-1e) (registry code 7221018)
- Serial number: 80048
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 7, 1982
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A6AF8D
- Owners when cancelled: [Bressler Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRESSLER%20ROBERT%20W), [Young Rodney L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YOUNG%20RODNEY%20L)
- Location: [Bird City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Bird%20City)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7659° N, 101.5373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67731, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53RB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53RB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RB-1991-04-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Bressler/Young PITTS S-1E: https://openairdocs.org/model/bressler-young-pitts-s-1e.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 CHI91DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ01), Nov 18, 1990: Robert Bressler Pitts S-1E (N53RB), St. Francis, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## 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 19901118050869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901118050869A), Nov 18, 1990: Amtr S1E (N53RB), St Francis, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During low level acrobatic maneuvers stalled in a hammerhead, flipped into inverted spin and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N53RB

- [Cancelled 2022-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RB-2022-05-31): Robert A Bristol JR LANCAIR EVOLUTION, S/N EVO-033. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bristol Robert A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOL%20ROBERT%20A%20JR), [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- [Cancelled 2008-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53RB-2008-07-23): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7870120. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Residential Bancorp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESIDENTIAL%20BANCORP), [North Canton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/North%20Canton)

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