# N5300V: Aerotek PITTS S-2A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 2262
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1982
- Certificate issued: March 21, 2007
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A6B2D9
- Registered owner: [Walters Todd J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTERS%20TODD%20J)
- Location: [Darwin, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Darwin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0538° N, 94.4330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55324, 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=5300V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5300V

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 (Aerotek PITTS S-2A)

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 LAX05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA153), May 1, 2005: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N5300V), Tracy, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a ground loop and nose over.

## 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 20050501008479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008479A), May 1, 2005: Aviat PITTSS2A (N5300V), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing at touch down aircraft began to drift left off of runway center line. Pilot applied right rudder to correct drift. Left wing contacted…

## 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 N5300V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5300V before.

- [Cancelled 1980-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5300V-1980-06-27): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0503. Exported to French Polynesia. Owner: [Murrayair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURRAYAIR%20INC), [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- [Cancelled 1959-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5300V-1959-02-13): Hiller UH-12B, S/N 555, built 1953. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Dean Johnson Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAN%20JOHNSON%20INC), [Mcminnville, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Mcminnville)

## Related

- Other Aerotek PITTS S-2A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a/aircraft.md

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