# N8026: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, registration cancelled 2000-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2000
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Aerobatics S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (registry code 7220450)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5030
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1997
- Last registry action: March 10, 1998
- Mode S code: AAEC75
- Owner when cancelled: [Volker Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VOLKER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Niagara Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Niagara%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1050° N, 78.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14304, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026-2000-03-16

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 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-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 SEA94LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA195), Jul 26, 1994: Pitts S-2B (N8026), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT. FACTORS INCLUDE SUNGLARE AND THE TUG LEFT ON THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 19940726019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726019379A), Jul 26, 1994: Child S2BPITTS (N8026), Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Struck a tug on taxiway returning to ramp. Blamed blinded by sun. Tug left on taxiway after running out of fuel.

## Other aircraft with N8026

- [Cancelled 1931-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8026-1931-03-18): Fairchild FC-2-W2, S/N 519, built 1928. Owner: [Pan American-Grace Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN-GRACE%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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