# Watson-Pitts Special S1-C

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 72202M0
- Manufacturer (registry): WATSON-PITTS SPECIAL
- Model: S1-C
- 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/watson-pitts-special-s1-c

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 (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 LAX82FVD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD04), Nov 1, 1981: Pitts S1-C (N3194), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19811101071439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811101071439A), Nov 1, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C (N3194), Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Uncertificated pilot crashed aircraft 15 minutes after takeoff for unknown reasons.
- [Incident 19810501029129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501029129I), May 1, 1981: Amtrpt PITTSPECS1C (N3194), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard and propeller struck runway when pilot used heavy braking during recovery attempt.

## 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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