# Pitts Special JR-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 72202PY
- Manufacturer (registry): PITTS SPECIAL
- Model: JR-1
- 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/pitts-special-jr-1

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 (2)

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 ATL04LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA158), Jul 17, 2004: Pitts S-1 (N177J), Durham, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA039), Dec 4, 1999: Pitts S1C (N177J), Creedmore, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to select the reserve position of the fuel tank resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a nose over during a forced landing.

## 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.

- [Accident 20040717018399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018399A), Jul 17, 2004: Amtr PITTSS1C (N177J), Durham, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The subject aircraft departed wilson industrial airport (W03) at approximately 1000 hours local time on 07/17/2004. At approximately 1045 the aircraft…
- [Accident 19991204033309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991204033309A), Dec 4, 1999: Amtr PITTSS1C (N177J), Creedmore, NC, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 4, 1999, about 1710 eastern standard time, a pitts special S1C, N177J, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 part 91…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Richmond Jim JR1](https://openairdocs.org/model/richmond-jim-jr1): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05616VF
- [Redfearn JR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/redfearn-jr-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0560183
- [Miles Jeremy E JR-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/miles-jeremy-e-jr-1): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 059023R

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