# N75KS: 1979 Schneider-Kenton PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schneider-Kenton PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/schneider-kenton-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 7220663)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 725
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1978
- Last registry action: June 5, 1982
- Mode S code: AA18A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Schneider Kenton R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHNEIDER%20KENTON%20R)
- Location: [Ft Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Ft%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0542° N, 85.2391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46804, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=75KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75KS-2013-05-08

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 Schneider-Kenton PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/schneider-kenton-pitts-special-s-1s.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 CHI80FET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET18), May 4, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N75KS), Fort Wayne, IN, 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 19800504012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012339A), May 4, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N75KS), Ft Wayne, IN, Destroyed. Climbed to 100 feet on takeoff. Rolled over, spiriled to ground. Found broken elevator push-pull stud.

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