# N88M: 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: 2131
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: December 23, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 15, 1996
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AC1C8F
- Registered owner: [Satanta Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SATANTA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Satanta, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Satanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5294° N, 101.0216° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67870, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88M

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 LAX85LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA342), Aug 3, 1985: Pitts S-2A (N88M), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19850803036919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850803036919A), Aug 3, 1985: Child S2APITTS (N88M), Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Started a go around and struck a taxiway sign after becoming airborne. Landed safely.

## 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 N88M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N88M before.

- [Cancelled 1970-09-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88M-1970-09-18): W B B Associates BIGOS RACER, S/N 101. Owner: [Dayton Air Racing Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAYTON%20AIR%20RACING%20ASSOCIATION), [Vandalia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Vandalia)

## Related

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

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