# N300PS: 1996 Aviat PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2003-06-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 11, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aviat PITTS S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (registry code 2210403)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5340
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1996
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2000
- Last registry action: April 15, 2003
- Mode S code: A320A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hart Pitts Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HART%20PITTS%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8302° N, 118.1812° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90807, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=300PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300PS-2003-06-11

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 Aviat PITTS S-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX03LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA081), Feb 1, 2003: Pitts S-2B (N300PS), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive pull up, which resulted in a failure to obtain/maintain flying speed and a subsequent stall/mush.
- [NTSB LAX02LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA074), Feb 2, 2002: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N300PS), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student to maintain directional control of the airplane on the landing rollout and failure of the CFI to adequately supervise the flight. A contributing factor was the decreased…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030201001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030201001829A), Feb 1, 2003: Aviat PITTSS2B (N300PS), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. (-23) On February 01, 2003, at approximately 1051 PST, a pitts model number S-2B, N300PS, nosed over during the take off portion of a touch-and-go at Long…
- [Accident 20020202002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020202002769A), Feb 2, 2002: Aviat PITTSS2B (N300PS), Hawthorne, CA, No damage. (-23) On February 2, 2002, at approximately 11:19 pacific standard time, an Aviat pitts S2B sustained substantial damage to the left lower wing tip after a…

## Other aircraft with N300PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300PS): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257501, built 1968

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