# N31517: 1981 Pitts S-2A, registration cancelled 2012-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2012
- 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: 2249
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 22, 1989
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A35BFF
- Owners when cancelled: [Hoctor Rodney K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOCTOR%20RODNEY%20K), [Hoctor Sharon V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOCTOR%20SHARON%20V)
- Location: [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8363° N, 97.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76135, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31517
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31517
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31517-2012-09-27

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 CHI98LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA160), May 18, 1998: Pitts S-2A (N31517), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot did not flare the airplane properly during the forced landing. A factor was the engine failure for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19980517009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009629A), May 17, 1998: Child S2APITTS (N31517), Benton, KS, Substantial damage. Acft was on test flight following maintenance, acft took off and turned right, witness stated may exp engine failure (.4)the pilot reported that he had…
- [Incident 19820702048809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820702048809I), Jul 2, 1982: Child S2APITTS (N31517), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. Pilot ground looped on roll out. Pilot stated he encountered a crosswind while landing.

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