# Bastian Richard L PITTS S1S

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 72206AL
- Manufacturer (registry): BASTIAN RICHARD L
- Model: PITTS S1S
- 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: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bastian-richard-l-pitts-s1s

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 LAX84LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA450), Aug 22, 1984: Bastian Pitts S1S (N56AB), Tucson, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19840822042849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840822042849A), Aug 22, 1984: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N56AB), Avra Valley, AZ, Destroyed. Engine quit during inverted flight. Crash occurred when aircraft hit ditch during emergency landing.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2005FA0001013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001013), Jul 1, 2005: PLATE. BROKEN. AT APPROX 200 MPH, LT AILERON SPADE PLATE FRONT ATTACH POINT BROKE, ALLOWING SPADE PLATE TO PIVOT DOWNWARD TO A FULL VERTICAL POSITION WHERE IT STAYED UNTIL LAN

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Kucki Nick J PITTS S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/kucki-nick-j-pitts-s-1s): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 72206BM
- [Lawler Christopher PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/lawler-christopher-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056141V
- [Miller Jeffrey L PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-jeffrey-l-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615FO
- [Dewitt Donald B PITTS S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/dewitt-donald-b-pitts-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619FO
- [Messeder Thomas A PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/messeder-thomas-a-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620KZ
- [Smith Winston R PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-winston-r-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056224U
- [Blackwell Daniel D PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/blackwell-daniel-d-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623AD
- [Cobb Lawrence L PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-lawrence-l-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623RN
- [Wynter David PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/wynter-david-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623W7
- [Unger Daniel S PITTS S-1-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/unger-daniel-s-pitts-s-1-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623WX
- [Lacey James A PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/lacey-james-a-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625F0
- [Summer Noel B PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/summer-noel-b-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625MM

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