Single-engine piston

N71A

1992 Aviat PITTS S2-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
5254
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
H & J Airplane LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
1992 Aviat PITTS S2-B
Representative photo of a Aviat PITTS S2-B. Not a photo of N71A.
Registration record

N71A on the FAA register

Type
1992 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA: Aviat PITTS S-2B)
Serial
5254
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
H & J Airplane LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-03-16
Airworthiness date
1992-07-15
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A979B4
Mode S (octal)
52274664
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 N71A.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N71A to the current registrant.
  • 1992-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1976-05-26
    N71A previously assigned to a Homebuilt STITS SA3B (s/n P-334); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-18
    N71A previously assigned to a Curtiss Wright Travel Air 2000 (s/n 622); cancelled.
Overview

About N71A

N71A is a 1992 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA model PITTS S-2B), serial number 5254. The FAA register lists H & J Airplane LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2005 and expires on December 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, acrobatic), dated July 15, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N71A.

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 N71A.

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.