# Vanderziel PITTS S-1S

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 7220649
- Manufacturer (registry): VANDERZIEL
- Model: PITTS 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/vanderziel-pitts-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)

- [N7GV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7GV): [Newell Cody J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWELL%20CODY%20J), [Ridgefield, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Ridgefield), built 1977, S/N 613-H

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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 20040825025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040825025449I), Aug 25, 2004: Aviat PITTSS1S (N7GV), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed hard, due to misjudging the landing height.
- [Incident 19780520034249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520034249I), May 20, 1978: Child S1SPITTS (N7GV), Rochester, NH, Minor damage. Aircraft struck rock and damaged brake. Lost directional control.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2005FA0001013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001013), Jul 1, 2005: PLATE. BROKEN. AT APPROX 200 MPH, LT AILERON SPADE PLATE FRONT ATTACH POINT BROKE, ALLOWING SPADE PLATE TO PIVOT DOWNWARD TO A FULL VERTICAL POSITION WHERE IT STAYED UNTIL LAN

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Kucki Nick J PITTS S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/kucki-nick-j-pitts-s-1s): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 72206BM
- [Lawler Christopher PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/lawler-christopher-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056141V
- [Miller Jeffrey L PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-jeffrey-l-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615FO
- [Dewitt Donald B PITTS S-1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/dewitt-donald-b-pitts-s-1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619FO
- [Messeder Thomas A PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/messeder-thomas-a-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620KZ
- [Smith Winston R PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-winston-r-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056224U
- [Blackwell Daniel D PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/blackwell-daniel-d-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623AD
- [Cobb Lawrence L PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cobb-lawrence-l-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623RN
- [Wynter David PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/wynter-david-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623W7
- [Unger Daniel S PITTS S-1-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/unger-daniel-s-pitts-s-1-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623WX
- [Lacey James A PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/lacey-james-a-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625F0
- [Summer Noel B PITTS S1S](https://openairdocs.org/model/summer-noel-b-pitts-s1s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05625MM

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