# N88KA: Freeman PITTS S-1C, registration cancelled 1983-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Freeman PITTS S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-pitts-s-1c) (registry code 7221153)
- Serial number: 496-F
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1979
- Last registry action: April 23, 1983
- Mode S code: AC1C5E
- Owners when cancelled: [Allan Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLAN%20KEITH%20A), [Screwworm Eradication Program](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCREWWORM%20ERADICATION%20PROGRAM), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Carrollton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9619° N, 96.8993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75006, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88KA-1983-04-23

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 Freeman PITTS S-1C: https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-pitts-s-1c.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 FTW81FPA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPA17), Aug 29, 1981: Pitts S-1C (N88KA), Plano, TX, 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 19810829052659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810829052659A), Aug 29, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N88KA), Hebron, TX, Destroyed. Entered spin during a acrobatic practice manuever. Failed to recover prior to ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N88KA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88KA): Piper PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350029, built 1972

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