# N73MB: Pitts S-1A, registration cancelled 2022-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts S-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a) (registry code 72201PH)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: HGS-1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 27, 2022
- Last registry action: January 27, 2022
- Mode S code: A9C9C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Gritter Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRITTER%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Catlett, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Catlett)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6206° N, 77.6257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20119, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73MB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73MB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73MB-2022-12-06

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-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1a.md

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