# N5S: 1970 Pitts S-1C, registration cancelled 1976-01-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 6, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c) (registry code 72202LN)
- Serial number: BBC-1
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 7, 1974
- Mode S code: A636CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Southwell Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWELL%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: [Spokane, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spokane)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5S-1976-01-06

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-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA74FYG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG40), May 19, 1974: Pitts Spcl S-1C (N5S), Mead, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA74FYG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYG17), Sep 9, 1973: Pitts S-1C (N5S), Spokane, WA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5S): Sterling David M L2K, S/N 222, built 2006

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