# N46BT: 1992 Aviat PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2013-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aviat PITTS S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (registry code 2210308)
- 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: 5245
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2007
- Last registry action: October 3, 2007
- Mode S code: A5976D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sowell Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOWELL%20PAUL%20A)
- Location: [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2811° N, 121.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97756, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46BT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46BT-2013-04-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 WPR11LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA458), Sep 19, 2011: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N46BT), Redlands, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from alcohol.

## 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 20110919023229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110919023229A), Sep 19, 2011: Aviat Inc PITTS S-2B (N46BT), Redlands, CA, Destroyed. Aviat pitts crashed on sessums drive, south of Redlands airport, under unknown circumstances. Aircraft clipped a parked/unoccupied vehicle. Single occupant…

## Other aircraft with N46BT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46BT): Humpton Lyle R RAF 2000 GTX SE FI, S/N H2-06-17-661, built 2006

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