# N491X: Sorrell M/Mcilraith G PITTS MODEL 12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sorrell M/Mcilraith G PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-m-mcilraith-g-pitts-model-12) (registry code 05901DD, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 96
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: April 26, 2024
- Expires: April 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A615DC
- Registered owner: [Nelson Miguel E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20MIGUEL%20E)
- Location: [Lake Stevens, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lake%20Stevens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0343° N, 122.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98258, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=491X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491X

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 (Sorrell M/Mcilraith G PITTS MODEL 12)

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 ANC26LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA098), Sep 7, 2026: Pitts Model 12 (N491X), Lake Stevens, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260906012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260906012759A), Sep 6, 2026: Mark Sorrell & Glen Mcilraith PITTS MODEL 12 (N491X), Lake Stevens, WA, Destroyed. On September 6, 2026, at approximately 1807 pacific daylight time, an experimental aircraft was destroyed following a loss of engine power and subsequent…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Sorrell M/Mcilraith G PITTS MODEL 12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-m-mcilraith-g-pitts-model-12/aircraft.md

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