# N71309: 1968 Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C, registration cancelled 2013-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-dave-pitts-s1c) (registry code 722112B)
- 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: RJ101
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1991
- Last registry action: June 5, 1992
- Mode S code: A989AC
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71309
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71309-2013-07-11

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 Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/gillespie-dave-pitts-s1c.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 CHI92DEM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEM02), May 6, 1992: Gillespie/Pitts S1C (N71309), Freeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE AND UNAVAILABILITY OF RUDDER TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING PROCESS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND…

## 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 19920506015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506015649A), May 6, 1992: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N71309), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. Right rudder cable broke on first landing,continued flight. Aircraft ground looped landing. Chaffed cable.

## Other aircraft with N71309

- [Cancelled 1978-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71309-1978-10-18): Cessna U206F, S/N U20602138. Exported to Canada. Owner: [David F Atack Dds Pc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVID%20F%20ATACK%20DDS%20PC), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)

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