# Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 72201C9, 72201CG
- Manufacturer (registry): DEAN A CASE · DEAN A. CASE
- Model: PITTS SPECIAL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 97 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 (2)

- [N117Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117Q): [Pacourek John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACOUREK%20JOHN%20R), [Casco, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Casco), S/N 11DC
- [N1411](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1411): [Grubb Logan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUBB%20LOGAN), [Faulkton, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Faulkton), built 1963, S/N 1111

## NTSB investigations (5)

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 FTW80DQG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DQG12), Mar 21, 1980: Pitts S-1S (N117Q), Midland, TX, minor damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0003), May 15, 1965: Pitts Specl (N1142), Longmont, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA65A0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA65A0079), Feb 5, 1965: Pitts SP-11J (N818N), Homestead, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0661), Nov 11, 1964: Dean Case Specl (N117Q), Fairview, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1456), Apr 25, 1964: Pitts Spec (N11J), Leoti, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19800321006719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321006719A), Mar 21, 1980: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N117Q), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit performing a loop. Fuel too low in tank to feed inverted flight. Nosed over in soft field.

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2015FA0000179](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2015FA0000179), May 6, 2015: TURNBUCKLE. FAILED. RIGHT RUDDER CABLE TURNBUCKLE FAILED AT RUDDER HORN. SEPARATION OF THE CLEVIS TO THE THREAD OCCURRED BENEATH THE SAFETYWIRE. FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE GROUND DURI
- [SDR 96ZZZX2038](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX2038), Mar 1, 1996: SEAT PAN. CRACKED. SEATS CONTINUALLY CRACK, APPARENTLY, UNDER THE HIGH 'G' LOAD.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Miller-Marvin PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-marvin-pitts-special): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 7220516
- [Griffin Robert PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/griffin-robert-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056039F
- [Spencer Joe P PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/spencer-joe-p-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604VS
- [John J Funsch PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-j-funsch-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72201FK
- [Johnson PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220206
- [Calif Deuel Vocational Inst PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/calif-deuel-vocational-inst-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 722020A
- [Lancaster PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/lancaster-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220228
- [Blanton PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/blanton-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220240
- [Goolsby PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/goolsby-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220244
- [Pitts-Thomas PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-thomas-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 722024B
- [Beck PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/beck-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 722024H
- [Hamm PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamm-pitts-special): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220267

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