# N70ST: 1976 Walford PITTS, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Walford PITTS](https://openairdocs.org/model/walford-pitts) (registry code 7220504)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: 1MW
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 21, 1975
- Last registry action: March 26, 1977
- Mode S code: A953D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Thigpen John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIGPEN%20JOHN%20S)
- Location: [Franklinton, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Franklinton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8437° N, 90.1010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70438, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70ST-2014-09-03

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 Walford PITTS: https://openairdocs.org/model/walford-pitts.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 FTW81FRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRD19), Jun 11, 1981: Pitts S1C (N70ST), Leroy, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810611032179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032179A), Jun 11, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N70ST), Leroy, LA, Destroyed. Stalled and spun in during low-level acrobatic flight over airport. Flight was not authorized by owner.

## Other aircraft with N70ST

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70ST): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 2068, built 2020

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