Single-engine piston

N79AV

1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1986
Serial
5114
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N79AV on the FAA register

Type
1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B
Serial
5114
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2025-03-27
Airworthiness date
1986-12-04
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAB5C0
Mode S (octal)
52532700
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-20
    Accident at Broadway, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-03-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N79AV.
  • 1986-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N79AV

N79AV is a 1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, serial number 5114. It is registered to co-owners. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 27, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 4, 1986.

N79AV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-06-20 Accident · Broadway, NC Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA231
Reported aircraft: Pitts S2
Preliminary report: On June 20, 2025, at 0900 eastern daylight time, a Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, N79AV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Broadway, North Carolina. The private pilot and the commercial pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 aerobatic flight. According to preliminary Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) data, the airplane departed the Raleigh Executive Jetport (TTA), Sanford, North Carolina, at 0853. Immediately after departure, the airplane made a left turn to the southwest, followed by a left turn to head southeast. The airplane continued to climb until it reached an altitude of…
NTSB report ↗

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.