# N18BT: 1980 Pitts S-2A, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pitts S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-2a) (registry code 7220401)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2221
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: November 3, 2008
- Last registry action: November 3, 2008
- Mode S code: A13E7E
- Owner when cancelled: [Vortex Generations Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VORTEX%20GENERATIONS%20INC)
- Location: [Lewistown, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lewistown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3767° N, 90.1317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61542, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18BT-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pitts S-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-2a.md

## 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 CEN09CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA421), Jul 8, 2009: Pitts S-2A (N18BT), Springfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control while landing due to the unintentional obstruction of the rudder by the passenger.

## Other aircraft with N18BT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18BT): Kodiak KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0302, built 2021

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