# Ward PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0562006
- Manufacturer (registry): WARD
- Model: PITTS SPECIAL WSC-1
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-pitts-special-wsc-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)

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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 FTW93FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93FA126), Apr 12, 1993: Ward Pitts Special WSC-1 (N12RW), Fort Worth, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE COCKPIT CAME LOOSE AND JAMMED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.

## 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 19930412009029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412009029A), Apr 12, 1993: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N12RW), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Entered unplanned inverted spin out of top of a loop. No recovery. Impact inverted. Experienced airshow pilot.

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