# N55LS: Pitts S-1, registration cancelled 1982-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1) (registry code 72202K8)
- Serial number: LS5
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1976
- Mode S code: A6FE1D
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Leonard Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LEONARD%20Q)
- Location: [Buffalo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Buffalo)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55LS-1982-04-15

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 Pitts S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-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 NYC80FFJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFJ05), Jan 27, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N55LS), Angola, NY, 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 19800127001849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001849A), Jan 27, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N55LS), Angola, NY, Destroyed. Engaged in low-level acrobatics & buzzing. Failed to pull out of loop. Impacted off end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N55LS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55LS): Flight Design CTSW, S/N 06-03-10, built 2006

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