# N68PS: 1995 Aviat PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 5320
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1995
- Certificate issued: December 1, 2005
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A90234
- Owner when cancelled: [Sitzes Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SITZES%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1284° N, 87.9493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PS-2018-01-23

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI04LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA007), Oct 10, 2003: Aviat Pitts S-2B (N68PS), Cromwell, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot while performing aerobatic maneuvers. Contributing factors were the planning/decision to perform an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude.

## 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 20031010027929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031010027929A), Oct 10, 2003: Aviat PITTSS2B (N68PS), Cromwell, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot performing low-level aerobatics over south island lake, Cromwell, MN without a waiver for 91.303. Aircraft observed by witnesses to impact water at…

## Other aircraft with N68PS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PS): Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912, S/N 1192 SFM 912 LSA, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1981-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PS-1981-05-11): Sanders RUSTY P, S/N PS-1. Owner: [Sanders Paul F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20PAUL%20F), [Miami, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Miami)

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