# N8444: Elwood PITTS SPECIAL S-I, registration cancelled 1977-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Elwood PITTS SPECIAL S-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/elwood-pitts-special-s-i) (registry code 7220701)
- Serial number: GK-4
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1974
- Mode S code: AB9199
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Murray R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20MURRAY%20R%20JR)
- Location: [Scio, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Scio)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8444
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8444-1977-08-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Elwood PITTS SPECIAL S-I: https://openairdocs.org/model/elwood-pitts-special-s-i.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 SEA77FYM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM41), Jun 10, 1977: Pitts S1 (N8444), Forrest Grove, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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