# N6085U: 1994 Aviat PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2004-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 5303
- Year built: 1994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1994
- Certificate issued: June 15, 1998
- Last registry action: June 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A7E811
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [Harrisburg, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Harrisburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2703° N, 76.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6085U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6085U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6085U-2004-11-15

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 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 NYC03FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA088), Apr 24, 2003: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N6085U), Newport, PA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to perform aerobatics at a low altitude, which inhibited his ability to recover from an encountered flat spin. A factor related to the accident was the aft center of…

## 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 20030424017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030424017609A), Apr 24, 2003: Aviat PITTSS2B (N6085U), Millerstown, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On April 24, 2003 at 1430 EDT, a pitts S-2B, N6085U, registered to william wilson and piloted by william wilson, crashed while practicing aerobatics.…

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