# N6PS: 1971 Pitts S-2A, registration cancelled 2008-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 2008
- Exported to: Norway
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Pitts S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-s-2a) (registry code 7220401)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2006
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1971
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2000
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: A7C3E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Zapf Douglas S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZAPF%20DOUGLAS%20S)
- Location: [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6872° N, 80.7154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32966, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6PS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6PS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6PS-2008-10-07

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 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 NYC99LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA186), Jul 31, 1999: Pitts S-2A (N6PS), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point.

## 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 19990731010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990731010289A), Jul 31, 1999: Child S2APITTS (N6PS), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft landed hard, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing was sheared off. (.19) on July 31, 1999, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a pitts…

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