Aerotek PITTS S-2A — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 24, 2026
There are 187 Aerotek PITTS S-2A airframes on record (built 1971–1982), 78 currently registered. 4 have one or more NTSB accident records (4 records total, 1 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 24, 2026.
Recent Aerotek PITTS S-2A accidents
The pilot’s loss of direction control during landing due to an unapproved tailwheel assembly and tail spring that resulted in a tailwheel shimmy and a subsequent ground loop.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power during a low-level aerobatic maneuver; the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's exceedance of the airplane's published maximum gross weight and center of gravity limits for the acrobatic category.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.