# N64652: 1977 Andreas PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Andreas PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/andreas-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220761)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 731-H
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 8, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 7, 1983
- Last registry action: July 4, 1986
- Mode S code: A87EA7
- Owner when cancelled: [Swahn Lorene](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWAHN%20LORENE)
- Location: [Benson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Benson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1675° N, 110.4119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85602, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64652
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64652
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64652-2013-04-30

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 Andreas PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/andreas-pitts-special-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 FTW89FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA107), Jun 2, 1989: Pitts S-1S (N64652), Henryetta, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO THE SEPARATION AND DEPARTURE OF AN EXHAUST STACK. THE STACK FAILED DUE TO POOR WELD. FACTOR(S) WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS OF THE SELECTED FORCED LANDING SITE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890602014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014239A), Jun 2, 1989: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N64652), Henryetta, OK, Destroyed. Change in engine noise. Exhaust stack broke. Engine lost power. Hit power line over road. Caused vehicle pile up.
- [Incident 19830330075649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330075649I), Mar 30, 1983: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N64652), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on downwind leg. Landed in field. Gear collapsed on landing. Cause undetermined.

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