# N98X: Pitts Special S-1S, registration cancelled 1972-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Special S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1s) (registry code 72202ZT)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 13-P
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 25, 1969
- Mode S code: ADAAD8
- Owner when cancelled: [Cooper William Sherman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20WILLIAM%20SHERMAN)
- Location: [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98X-1972-08-14

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 S-1S: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1s.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 OAK72FVA71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA71), May 10, 1972: Pitts S-1S (N98X), Merced, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N98X

- [Cancelled 2013-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98X-2013-04-02): Baker Kevin V VELOCITY RG, S/N DM241. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Baker Kevin V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20KEVIN%20V), [Flower Mound, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Flower%20Mound)

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