# N55MF: Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2018-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 0110301)
- Serial number: KA-102
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: February 13, 2012
- Last registry action: November 17, 2014
- Mode S code: A6FE2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheldon Wallace L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELDON%20WALLACE%20L)
- Location: [Leander, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Leander)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5574° N, 97.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78641, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55MF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MF-2018-07-12

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 ERA09CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA307), May 24, 2009: Aerotek Pitts Spec (N55MF), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.

## 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 20090524011839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090524011839A), May 24, 2009: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL (N55MF), Beaver Falls, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC was conducting a flight after a condition inspection and installation of a new prop. During the landing, the PIC lost control of the aircraft, tipped…

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