Single-engine piston

N494BE

1995 Aviat PITTS S2-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1995
Serial
5329
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Ego Aerobatics Inc (Corporation)
Based
Naperville, IL
1995 Aviat PITTS S2-B
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Registration record

N494BE on the FAA register

Type
1995 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA: Aviat PITTS S-2B)
Serial
5329
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
Big Ego Aerobatics Inc
Naperville, IL
Certificate issued
1996-03-07
Airworthiness date
1995-11-17
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A61F12
Mode S (octal)
51417422
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
277 nm
Cruise (type)
152 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$128,794 to $145,000
Middle half of 3 live Aviat PITTS S2-B listings, 1990–1992 models (median $134,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N494BE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-03-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N494BE.
  • 1995-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N494BE

N494BE is a 1995 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA model PITTS S-2B), serial number 5329. The FAA register lists Big Ego Aerobatics Inc as the registrant in Naperville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 7, 1996 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 152 knots and a range of about 277 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 17, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N494BE.

Cruise
152 kt
Range
277 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N494BE.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.