# N71HR: Ross Herbert E PITTS SPECIAL S1-S, registration cancelled 1999-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Ross Herbert E PITTS SPECIAL S1-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-herbert-e-pitts-special-s1-s) (registry code 72206AB)
- Serial number: ROSS PITTS 0101
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: December 9, 1998
- Mode S code: A97A73
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0703° N, 118.3492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90036, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71HR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71HR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71HR-1999-03-04

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Ross Herbert E PITTS SPECIAL S1-S: https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-herbert-e-pitts-special-s1-s.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 LAX98LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA228), Jul 11, 1998: Pitts S1-S (N71HR), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate clearance with the terrain during aerobatic maneuvering.

## 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 19980711016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711016539A), Jul 11, 1998: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S (N71HR), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to recover from an aerobatic maneuver at an appropiate altitude. Struk pile of gravel in gravel pit.(.4) the pilot was performing aerobatic maneuvers in…

## Other aircraft with N71HR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71HR): Iai GULFSTREAM G280, S/N 2101, built 2016
- [Cancelled 2007-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71HR-2007-05-17): Cessna 525, S/N 525-0494, built 2002. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Helderberg Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELDERBERG%20AVIATION%20INC), [Westerlo, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Westerlo)

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