# N177MF: 2009 177mf PITTS MODEL 12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [177mf PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/177mf-pitts-model-12) (registry code 05629EZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 299
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2019
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A13447
- Registered owner: [Yuba-Sutter Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YUBA-SUTTER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Olivehurst, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Olivehurst)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0413° N, 121.5628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95961, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=177MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177MF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (177mf PITTS MODEL 12)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Vedeneyev M14P)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 WPR14LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA185), May 4, 2014: 177mf Pitts Model 12 (N177MF), Bluffdale, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because of insufficient evidence.

## 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 20140503005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140503005419A), May 3, 2014: 177mf LLC PITTS MODEL 12 (N177MF), Bluffdale, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot initiated descent with no power change but trimmed the aircraft for 100 feet per minute descent, when the engine quit. He attempted to restart the engine…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N177MF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N177MF before.

- [Cancelled 1981-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MF-1981-10-15): Swearingen SA-26AT, S/N T26-179. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Mountain Farm Bakery Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20FARM%20BAKERY%20INC), [Crossville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Crossville)

## Related

- Other 177mf PITTS MODEL 12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/177mf-pitts-model-12/aircraft.md
- The Vedeneyev M14P engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p.md

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