# N8005X: Ernst Robert E PITTS S2E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ernst Robert E PITTS S2E](https://openairdocs.org/model/ernst-robert-e-pitts-s2e) (registry code 72217C5, 2 seats)
- Serial number: TB-2
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2014
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AAE4FA
- Registered owner: [International Air Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1275° N, 119.7258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89701, 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=8005X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8005X

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 (Ernst Robert E PITTS S2E)

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 CHI04LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA279), Sep 25, 2004: Ernst Pitts S2E (N8005X), Hanover, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the trees and terrain during the aerobatic maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to perform a low-level, ostentatious aerobatic display…

## 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 20040925026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040925026179A), Sep 25, 2004: Amtr PITTSS2E (N8005X), Hanover, IN, Destroyed. (-23) N8005X departed moraine, carrolton county airport, oh (I72) at 1700Z VFR to 64I with no enroute stops and arrived at 64I approximately 1745-1800Z to…

## 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 N8005X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8005X before.

- [Cancelled 1988-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005X-1988-11-08): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0903. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005X-undated): Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, S/N 1038. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Ernst Robert E PITTS S2E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ernst-robert-e-pitts-s2e/aircraft.md

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