# N8NS: 1977 Summer PITTS SPECIAL S-1, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Summer PITTS SPECIAL S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/summer-pitts-special-s-1) (registry code 7220764)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Serial number: NOEL
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1979
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1980
- Last registry action: October 28, 1998
- Mode S code: AADE68
- Owner when cancelled: [Hernandez Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERNANDEZ%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Seffner, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Seffner)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0055° N, 82.2943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33584, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8NS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8NS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8NS-2014-11-19

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 Summer PITTS SPECIAL S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/summer-pitts-special-s-1.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 MIA80FLD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD26), Dec 29, 1979: Pitts S-1C (N8NS), Odessa, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19791229036209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229036209A), Dec 29, 1979: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N8NS), Odessa, FL, Substantial damage. During low-level acrobatics, engine quit. Made hard landing on road. Found water in fuel.

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