# Twente George E II PITTS MODEL 12

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056115R
- Manufacturer (registry): TWENTE GEORGE E II
- 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/twente-george-e-ii-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)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

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 ANC05LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA033), Feb 12, 2005: Twente Pitts Model 12 (N20GT), Marion, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing a low altitude, aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A…

## 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 20050212001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050212001929A), Feb 12, 2005: Amtr PITTSMODEL12 (N20GT), Marion, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft crashed near highway 45 and cottongin road in Marion Mississippi while performing aerobatic maneuvers.

## 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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