# N8020: 1974 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 0110301)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1-0013
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1981
- Last registry action: May 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AAEBA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Alexander Stevie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALEXANDER%20STEVIE)
- Location: [Savannah, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Savannah)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1436° N, 88.1569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38372, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020-2013-05-13

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 Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-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 ATL81FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLT10), Jun 9, 1981: Pitts S1S (N8020), Savannah, TN, 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 19810609031639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609031639A), Jun 9, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N8020), Savannah, TN, Destroyed. Dived into ground from inverted flight during practice aerobatics. Possible incorrect elevator input.

## Other aircraft with N8020

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020): DJI AGRAS T30, S/N 3U5BJ5L00100AJ
- [Cancelled 1934-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020-1934-04-03): Sikorsky S-38-A, S/N 14-4. Owner: [Pan American Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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