N80AS1992 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Alpha Sierra LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Simi Valley, CA
- Certificate issued
- Jan 28, 2015
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 10, 1992
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Pitts Aerobatics
- Model
- S-2B
- Year
- 1992
- Serial number
- 5244
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AADF95
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Aeio-540 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 260 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2015 – nowAlpha Sierra LLCSimi Valley, CA · current
- 1970 – 1976Individual ownerBirmingham, AL · different airframe: Piper Pa-30 S/N 30-720
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (AEIO-540 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 2004-05-24 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-540, IO-540, LTIO-540, O-540, and… | Mar 30, 2004 | Engine (AEIO-540 SER)Only with: Engines with crankshaft gear retaining bolts P/N STD-2209 installed; excludes O-540-F series engines subject to AD 99-03-05 with bolt not since replaced, engines with bolt installed at original assembly or replaced by Lycoming per SB 554 after November 10, 1998, engines with bolt from replacement kits 05K19987, 05K23325, 05K23326, 05K23327, 05K23335 or 05K23336, and engines with single-drive dual magnetos. |
| 96-12-03 R2 | Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes | Nov 20, 1998 | Airframe (S-2B)Certain serial numbers: S-2B 5000–5336. Only with: Equipped with aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings P/N 76090, 2-2107-1, or 1-210-102 not modified on both wings per Aviat SB No. 25 (any revision). |
| 97-26-20 | Aviat Aircraft Inc. Models S-2A, S-2B, and S-2S Airplanes (formerly Pitts Models S-2A… | Jan 22, 1998 | Airframe (S-2B)Certain serial numbers: S-2B 5000–5350 |
| 97-17-07 | Aviat Aircraft, Inc. Models S-1S, S-1T, S-2, S-2A, S-2S, and S-2B Airplanes (Formerly… | Oct 3, 1997 | Airframe (S-2B)Certain serial numbers: S-2B 5000–5348. Only with: Equipped with aft lower fuselage wing attach fittings P/N 76090, 2-2107-1, or 1-210-102 on both wings not modified per Aviat SB No. 25. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96-09-08 | Aviat Aircraft Inc. Models S-2A, S-2B, and S-2S Airplanes (Formerly Pitts Models S-2A… | May 20, 1996 | Airframe (S-2B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026