# N5301W: 1982 Pitts S-2A, registration cancelled 2004-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 2264
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1995
- Last registry action: January 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A6B2FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Joan Gail](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20JOAN%20GAIL)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5301W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5301W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5301W-2004-12-23

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 SEA03LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA182), Sep 1, 2003: Pitts S-2A (N5301W), Hillsboro, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper distance and altitude while on final approach which led to touching down short of the runway. The pilot's restricted visual lookout was a factor.

## 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 20030901021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030901021459A), Sep 1, 2003: Ayres S2A (N5301W), Hillsboro, OR, Destroyed. (-23) The PIC stated that she attempted to land the airplane and "as close as possible to the numbers". When she flared to land the airplane impacted the…

## Other aircraft with N5301W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5301W): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-308, built 2009

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