# N56PS: Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registration cancelled 1989-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201)
- Serial number: 2056
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1978
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: A725E7
- Owner when cancelled: [Travis William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAVIS%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7390° N, 117.2457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56PS-1989-01-12

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 LAX85FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FUM01), Jul 29, 1985: Aerotek Pitts S-2A (N56PS), Ramona, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19850728034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850728034589A), Jul 28, 1985: Child S2APITTS (N56PS), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft in nose down attitude collided with hill. Local aerobatics flight.
- [Incident 19790225007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790225007879I), Feb 25, 1979: Child S2APITTS (N56PS), Borrego Springs, CA, Minor damage. While making s turns taxiing on runway. Wing struck pieces of steel left on taxiway by contractor.

## Other aircraft with N56PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56PS): Aviat PITTS S-2B, S/N 5306

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