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N79AV

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1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B · Lycoming AEIO-540 series

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Owner type
Co-owned
Serial number
5114
Year built
1986
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
December 4, 1986
Certificate issued
March 27, 2025
Expires
March 31, 2032
Mode S code
AAB5C0
Pitts Aerobatics S-2BAirframe model · 2 seats · 1 engine · 28 registeredTCDS A8SOAirframe · Pitts Aerobatics S-2BTCDS 1E4Engine · Lycoming AEIO-540 series

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming AEIO-540 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 29

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1978In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 11

Advisory, not mandatory.

Historical bulletins · 2
SAIB NE-08-26R1Dual MagnetosIssued Jul 8, 2008SAIB NE-08-32Propeller Governor Set ScrewIssued Jul 3, 2008

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

NTSB ERA25FA231Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBroadway, NCOn June 20, 2025, at 0900 eastern daylight time, a Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, N79AV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Broadway, North Carolina. The private pilot and the commercial pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was…Jun 20, 2025 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Accident 20250620008429AManeuver · Broadway, NCA Pitts Aerobatics S-2B departed raleigh executive jetport (ktta) with two people on-board at 0853 on 06/20/2025 for a personal flight. Aircraft turned left to the southwest after departure and flew south then turned in a southeasterly direction and climebed…Jun 20, 2025 · Destroyed · 2 fatal

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N79AVGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Pitts Aerobatics S-2B aircraft

STCs that may be installed · 117

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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