# N85RL: 1966 Pitts SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special) (registry code 72202L3)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44GS
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1981
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: ABA681
- Owner when cancelled: [Lansill Richard P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANSILL%20RICHARD%20P)
- Location: [Amherst, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Amherst)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9703° N, 78.7980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14226, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85RL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85RL-2013-09-17

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 SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special.md

## Other aircraft with N85RL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85RL): Talos Drones TALOS T60X, S/N 2104F7EZB251J001JZQT

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