# Asbell William E PITTS S-1E

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 722111K
- Manufacturer (registry): ASBELL WILLIAM E
- Model: PITTS S-1E
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/asbell-william-e-pitts-s-1e

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N52B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52B): [Red Baron LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RED%20BARON%20LLC), [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown), built 1988, S/N 8-0084

## 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 CEN25LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA043), Nov 17, 2024: Pitts S1E (N52B), Seguin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper construction of the rudder cable assembly by the airplane builder, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the left rudder cable during the landing roll and the pilot’s subsequent…

## 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.

- [Incident 20241117018249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241117018249I), Nov 17, 2024: Asbell William E PITTS S-1E (N52B), Marion, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft was being used for practice aerobatic sequence. Initiated snap roll entry with full aft elevator, followed by full left rudder. Immediately the left…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Plaisier Matthew Richard PITTS S1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/plaisier-matthew-richard-pitts-s1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605ZL
- [Novack Gary A SR PITTS S-1-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/novack-gary-a-sr-pitts-s-1-e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607DM
- [Barker Homer E PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/barker-homer-e-pitts-s-1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72206AW
- [Lekron PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/lekron-pitts-s-1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221007
- [Swayne PITTS S1-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/swayne-pitts-s1-e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221008
- [Kelly-Lawrence PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/kelly-lawrence-pitts-s-1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221010
- [Sawyer Dennis PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sawyer-dennis-pitts-s-1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221012
- [Goodwin Larry J PITTS S1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/goodwin-larry-j-pitts-s1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221014
- [Reicher Edward C PITTS S-1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/reicher-edward-c-pitts-s-1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221015
- [Sutterlin Elmer R PITTS S-1-E](https://openairdocs.org/model/sutterlin-elmer-r-pitts-s-1-e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221019
- [Langerud/Taylor/Hines PITTS S1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/langerud-taylor-hines-pitts-s1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221021
- [Staudacher Jon PITTS S1E](https://openairdocs.org/model/staudacher-jon-pitts-s1e): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7221023

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