# Leech-Jerome PITTS SPECIAL S-1S

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 7220662
- Manufacturer (registry): LEECH-JEROME
- Model: PITTS SPECIAL S-1S
- 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/leech-jerome-pitts-special-s-1s

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)

- [N715L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715L): [Forsman Travis N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORSMAN%20TRAVIS%20N), [Corvallis, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Corvallis), built 1978, S/N 5-71

## 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 LAX95LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA252), Jul 12, 1995: Pitts S-1S (N715L), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and subsequent collision with some bales of hay.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20010920026739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010920026739I), Sep 20, 2001: Amtr PITTSSPECS1S (N715L), Polson, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he ground looped his pitts 81S, N715L at the Polson, Montana airport at approximately 1500 MDT on 09/20/01. He stated he was landing with a…
- [Accident 19950712049329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950712049329A), Jul 12, 1995: Amtr PITTSSPECIAL (N715L), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. (-16) During landing at the lvk airport pilot lost control of aircraft and departed the runway striking several hay bales. [privacy data omitted] Grass between…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Aerotek PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-special-s-1s): 30 registered aircraft, registry code 0110301
- [Fugate Joseph C PITTS SPECIAL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/fugate-joseph-c-pitts-special-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624Q4
- [Pilkenton Robin PITTS SPECIAL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilkenton-robin-pitts-special-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625WA
- [Curtis Cumberland PITTS SPECIAL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-cumberland-pitts-special-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056349T
- [Dearing PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/dearing-pitts-special-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72201A6
- [Coleman PITTS SPECIAL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/coleman-pitts-special-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220261
- [Cole PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cole-pitts-special-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220602
- [Williams PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-pitts-special-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220612
- [Schmidt PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/schmidt-pitts-special-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220613
- [Csolkovits PITTS SPECIAL S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/csolkovits-pitts-special-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220614
- [Eberle John S PITTS SPECIAL S1-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/eberle-john-s-pitts-special-s1-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220629
- [Wooten PITTS SPECIAL S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/wooten-pitts-special-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 7220633

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