# N51ST: 1977 Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registration cancelled 2005-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2005
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 2146
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 9, 2003
- Last registry action: May 9, 2003
- Mode S code: A660B8
- Owner when cancelled: [Gibbons B F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBBONS%20B%20F)
- Location: [Rogers, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Rogers)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2994° N, 94.1410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72758, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51ST
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51ST
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51ST-2005-03-21

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 FTW93IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA141), Apr 28, 1993: Aerotek S-2A (N51ST), Oklahoma City, OK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT OF THE PITTS, N51ST, MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE TOWER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND CLEARANCE, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE COMMANDER 114B, N194A.

## 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.

- [Incident 19880324045579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880324045579I), Mar 24, 1988: Child S2APITTS (N51ST), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. On landing rollout, wind gust raised tail of aircraft. Propeller hit runway engine shutdown. Pushed to hanger.

## Other aircraft with N51ST

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51ST): Pitts S-2A, S/N 2253, built 1981

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