# N900K: 1980 Maxfield John O PITTS S-1, registration cancelled 2013-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Maxfield John O PITTS S-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/maxfield-john-o-pitts-s-1) (registry code 7220788)
- 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: 1JM
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 2000
- Last registry action: February 4, 2010
- Mode S code: AC700D
- Location: Bergish Gladbach, Germany
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=900K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900K-2013-08-22

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 Maxfield John O PITTS S-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/maxfield-john-o-pitts-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 MKC87LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA162), Aug 16, 1987: Maxfield Pitts S-1S (N900K), Meade, KS, 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 19870816045819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045819A), Aug 16, 1987: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N900K), Meade, KS, Substantial damage. Engine threw a rod shortly after departing the airport. Crash landed on the runway shoulder on the forced landing.

## Other aircraft with N900K

- [Cancelled 1950-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900K-1950-02-16): Curtiss Wright ROBIN, S/N 495. Owner: [Gale Morgan Ryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALE%20MORGAN%20RYAN), [Merengo, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Merengo)

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