# N55MW: 1980 Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2009-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2009
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-pitts-special) (registry code 7220760)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MW-1
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 27, 2004
- Last registry action: May 15, 2007
- Mode S code: A6FE3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Hansen Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSEN%20RONALD%20J)
- Location: [Columbia, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Columbia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0172° N, 92.2978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65202, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55MW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55MW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55MW-2009-09-25

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 Wheeler PITTS SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/wheeler-pitts-special.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 CHI06LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA085), Feb 22, 2006: Wheeler Pitts Special (N55MW), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The altitude/clearance not obtained/maintained during landing by the pilot. Contributing factors were the trees, the embankment, the runway length, and the reduced visual lookout during the approach.

## 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 20060222002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060222002209A), Feb 22, 2006: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL (N55MW), Fulton, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot departed elton hensley memorial airport, Fulton, Missouri, (ftt) enroute to sky-gofarms airport (73MU) located approximately 4 miles north of…

## Other aircraft with N55MW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55MW): Cessna 560, S/N 560-0688, built 2005

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