# N54TA: Aviat PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 1996-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aviat PITTS S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-pitts-s-2b) (registry code 2210308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5271
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 27, 1993
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A6D73D
- Owner when cancelled: [Tsunami Aviation Hawaii Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TSUNAMI%20AVIATION%20HAWAII%20INC)
- Location: [Kailua, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Kailua)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3947° N, 157.7583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96734, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=54TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54TA-1996-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX94LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA194), Apr 17, 1994: Pitts S-2A (N54TA), Kahuku, HI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION WHILE PERFORMING AN ACROBATIC ROUTINE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LOW ALTITUDE AT WHICH THE PILOT WAS…

## 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 19940417007859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417007859A), Apr 17, 1994: Child S2APITTS (N54TA), Kahuku, HI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates pilot became disorienatated doing slow rolls for airshow performance over ocean. Dived inverted into water

## Other aircraft with N54TA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54TA): Cessna 560XL, S/N 560-5128
- [Cancelled 2019-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54TA-2019-04-24): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7535380, built 1975. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)
- [Cancelled 1958-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54TA-1958-08-13): Beech AT-11, S/N 41-27497, built 1955. Owner: [Television Associates Of Indiana Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TELEVISION%20ASSOCIATES%20OF%20INDIANA%20INC), [Michigan City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Michigan%20City)

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