# N7VC: Smithgall PITTS SPECIAL S-1C, registration cancelled 1993-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Smithgall PITTS SPECIAL S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/smithgall-pitts-special-s-1c) (registry code 7221121)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1975
- Last registry action: September 16, 1993
- Mode S code: A951BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Cox Vernon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20VERNON%20L)
- Location: [Apex, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Apex)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7187° N, 78.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7VC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7VC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7VC-1993-10-21

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 Smithgall PITTS SPECIAL S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/smithgall-pitts-special-s-1c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL89DMG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DMG03), May 7, 1989: Smithgall Pitts Special S-1C (N7VC), Fuquay-Varina, NC, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO INSURE RECOVERY FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AND SPIN.
- [NTSB IAD78DLJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLJ12), May 14, 1978: Pitts S1 (N7VC), Beulaville, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19890507011099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507011099A), May 7, 1989: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N7VC), Raleigh, NC, Destroyed. Got into a flat spin and unable to recover before ground impact while practising acrobatics. Aircraft burned.
- [Accident 19780514009979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780514009979A), May 14, 1978: Child S1SPITTS (N7VC), Beulaville, NC, Substantial damage. Lndd on ROAD9

## Other aircraft with N7VC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7VC): Cox Vernon L COX HAWK, S/N A001, built 1995

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