# N260HP: Aerotek PITTS S2S, registration cancelled 1996-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS S2S](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s2s) (registry code 0110202)
- Serial number: 1007
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1988
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: A27FBA
- Owners when cancelled: [Tucker Sean D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCKER%20SEAN%20D), [Dygert James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYGERT%20JAMES)
- Location: [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6212° N, 121.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93908, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260HP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-1996-02-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Aerotek PITTS S2S: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s2s.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 MIA95LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA237), Sep 25, 1995: Aerotek Pitts - S2S (N260HP), Clarksville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: continued flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and his inability to control the airplane. The weather condition and the lack…

## 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 19950925030219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925030219A), Sep 25, 1995: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N260HP), Clarksville, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inflight loss of control. Flying between layers VFR. Merged. Lost control. Spiral dive. Not IFR equipped.

## Other aircraft with N260HP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260HP): Aviation Specialties Unlimited CHALLENGER III, S/N 0001, built 2010
- [Cancelled 2007-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260HP-2007-10-22): Aviation Specialities Unltd CHALLENGER II, S/N 0001. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Pitts S2b LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTS%20S2B%20LLC), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)

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