# N31512: 1977 Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registration cancelled 2011-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2154
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: October 14, 1977
- Last registry action: July 22, 1991
- Mode S code: A35BFA
- Location: [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2279° N, 119.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93010, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31512
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31512
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31512-2011-02-17

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 Aerotek PITTS S-2A: https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-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 LAX91FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA098), Feb 13, 1991: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N31512), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE BELL 206B PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE PITTS S-2A. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE S-2A PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISIBILITY FROM THE…

## 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 19910213002322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910213002322A), Feb 13, 1991: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N31512), Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to observe N2282T that was hovering onto runway. Fuselage collided with rotors on climbout. Visiblity factor
- [Accident 19890426010079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426010079A), Apr 26, 1989: Amtrpt PITTSSPECIAL (N31512), Fairfield, CA, Substantial damage. Gear up landing.

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