# N59J: 1987 Rossi James PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2013-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rossi James PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rossi-james-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220670)
- 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: 1
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1996
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1987
- Last registry action: May 13, 1999
- Mode S code: A79BD6
- Owner when cancelled: [Ramachandran Gopal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAMACHANDRAN%20GOPAL)
- Location: [N Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/N%20Sacramento)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5935° N, 121.5399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95605, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59J-2013-04-24

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 Rossi James PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/rossi-james-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 DEN88LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA177), Aug 6, 1988: Rossi Pitts S-1S (N59J), Butte, MT, destroyed

## 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 19880806035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806035199A), Aug 6, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N59J), Butte, MT, Destroyed. Blown off side of runway trying to land in a 40 knot quartering tail wing. Had elected to land due to weather.

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