# Kilroy James PITTS MODEL 12

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05612I9
- Manufacturer (registry): KILROY JAMES
- Model: PITTS MODEL 12
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/kilroy-james-pitts-model-12

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ERA15LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA197), Apr 22, 2015: James Kilroy Pitts Model 12 (N488WT), LaGrange, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## 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 20150422005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150422005799A), Apr 22, 2015: Kilroy James PITTS MODEL 12 (N488WT), Lagrange, GA, Substantial damage. After departure at approximately 3500 ft AGL, the aircraft lost power for an unknown reason. The pilot attempted to return to the airport but struck the ground…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Eicher Robert L PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/eicher-robert-l-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612SO
- [Phillips Keith E PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-keith-e-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612Z4
- [Mason Jeremy PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/mason-jeremy-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056143J
- [Digiulio Albert C PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/digiulio-albert-c-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056178D
- [Chatman Ira Douglas PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/chatman-ira-douglas-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617QH
- [Jim Kimball Enterprises PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-kimball-enterprises-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617VE
- [Bailey Jon C PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-jon-c-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620WV
- [Wooden Jim PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/wooden-jim-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623IM
- [Huston Charles D PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/huston-charles-d-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056265H
- [Hancock James PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/hancock-james-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056270B
- [Young Daniel R PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/young-daniel-r-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627K0
- [Freeman Robin S PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/freeman-robin-s-pitts-model-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627NJ

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