# Sorrell M/Mcilraith G PITTS MODEL 12

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05901DD
- Manufacturer (registry): SORRELL M/MCILRAITH G
- Model: PITTS MODEL 12
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sorrell-m-mcilraith-g-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 (1)

- [N491X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N491X): [Nelson Miguel E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20MIGUEL%20E), [Lake Stevens, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lake%20Stevens), S/N 96

## 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 ANC26LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA098), Sep 7, 2026: Pitts Model 12 (N491X), Lake Stevens, WA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## 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 20260906012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260906012759A), Sep 6, 2026: Mark Sorrell & Glen Mcilraith PITTS MODEL 12 (N491X), Lake Stevens, WA, Destroyed. On September 6, 2026, at approximately 1807 pacific daylight time, an experimental aircraft was destroyed following a loss of engine power and subsequent…

## 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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