# Johnston PITTS SPECIAL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 7220263
- Manufacturer (registry): JOHNSTON
- 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: 108 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-pitts-special

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 CHI89DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX01), Nov 17, 1988: Pitts S-15 (N3RJ), Delphi, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE TO RECOVER FROM AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF FLIGHT REGIME.

## 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 19881117050989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881117050989A), Nov 17, 1988: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N3RJ), Delphi, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Rolled and entered a spin from a vertical climb. Failed to recover. Had prior trouble during spin recovery.

## 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.

- [Dean A Case PITTS SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/dean-a-case-pitts-special): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72201C9
- [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

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