# N8065: 1975 Aerotek PITTS S-2A, registration cancelled 2009-12-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 3, 2009
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Aerotek PITTS S-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerotek-pitts-s-2a) (registry code 0110201)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2105
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1975
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2001
- Last registry action: March 5, 2004
- Mode S code: AAFB2E
- Owner when cancelled: [Dinkler Charles E II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DINKLER%20CHARLES%20E%20II)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0737° N, 84.3893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45230, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8065
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065-2009-12-03

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 IAD01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA092), Aug 5, 2001: Aerotek Pitts S2 (N8065), Xenia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's excessive airspeed during the approach, which resulted in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## 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 20010805026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805026179A), Aug 5, 2001: Aviat PITTSS2A (N8065), Xenia, OH, No damage. (-23) During landing the pilot lost directional control and hit the west edge embankment of a very deep drainage ditch at about 40 mph. Aircraft damage was…

## The same airframe elsewhere in the registry (1)

Matched by serial number 2105 and the registry's model code.

- [N1CQ, cancelled 2000-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1CQ-2000-07-14): Aerotek PITTS S-2A, S/N 2105. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Other aircraft with N8065

- [Cancelled 1929-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8065-1929-08-23): Spartan C-3, S/N 92. Owner: [Atlantic Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ATLANTIC%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Newark, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Newark)

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