# Pitts Special S1C

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 72202Q9, 72202V1, 72202K6
- Manufacturer (registry): PITTS SPECIAL
- Model: S1C
- 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: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s1c

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)

- [N20P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20P): [Antique Preservation Association Of Greenfield](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANTIQUE%20PRESERVATION%20ASSOCIATION%20OF%20GREENFIELD), [Greenfield, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Greenfield), built 1968, S/N 101M
- [N81KW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81KW): [Zweigle Zachary J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZWEIGLE%20ZACHARY%20J), [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding), built 1971, S/N JM-4-24-38-1

## 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 LAX90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA135), Apr 4, 1990: Gardner Pitts S-1 (N104KF), Eloy, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DELAYED THE RECOVERY FROM THE INVERTED FLAT SPIN MANEUVER AND MISJUDGED HIS ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900403007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403007439A), Apr 3, 1990: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N104KF), Eloy, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovered too low to check high sink rate after inverted flat spin. Use of smoke a factor. Warned to recover higher
- [Incident 19890924058199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924058199I), Sep 24, 1989: Child S1PITTS (N25G), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over coming to rest upside down during landing rollout on runway.
- [Incident 19860620036199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620036199I), Jun 20, 1986: Child S1PITTS (N20P), Pocahontas, IA, Minor damage. During taxi in grass and while being directed by ground personnel, the aircraft struck a VASI.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2002FA0000810](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000810), Jun 18, 2002: SEAL. FAILED. PUSH ROD SHROUD SEAL FAILED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 72202TG
- [Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202LS
- [Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202LV
- [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202S9
- [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202SL
- [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202UC
- [Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-special-s-1c): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 72202VU
- [Blackburn S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/blackburn-s-1c): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72201A8
- [Curtiss Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-pitts-special-s-1c): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72202CG
- [Hegy Pitts Special S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/hegy-pitts-special-s-1c): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72202DA
- [Ross-Pitts S-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/ross-pitts-s-1c): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72202KS
- [Pitts S1-C](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s1-c): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 72202LP

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