# N983BW: Pitts SPECIAL S1-S, registration cancelled 1991-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts SPECIAL S1-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1-s) (registry code 72202Q0)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: X
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1990
- Last registry action: September 14, 1990
- Mode S code: ADB677
- Owner when cancelled: [Morgan Mark W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORGAN%20MARK%20W)
- Location: [Lombard, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lombard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8763° N, 88.0188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60148, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N983BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=983BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983BW-1991-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 S1-S: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1-s.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 CHI91DEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEE01), Nov 3, 1990: Pitts Special S1-S (N983BW), Dekalb, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 19901103048539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901103048539A), Nov 3, 1990: Child S1SPITTS (N983BW), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control performing a roll on initial climb after takeoff. A wing hit runway. Aircraft cartweeled and burned.

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