Single-engine piston

N79DG

1978 Aerotek PITTS S-2A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
2184
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Star Aerobatics LLC (LLC)
Based
Columbia City, IN
Registration record

N79DG on the FAA register

Type
1978 Aerotek PITTS S-2A
Serial
2184
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Star Aerobatics LLC
Columbia City, IN
Certificate issued
2019-10-28
Airworthiness date
1979-01-05
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AAB5FE
Mode S (octal)
52532776
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N79DG.
  • 1979-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N79DG

N79DG is a 1978 Aerotek PITTS S-2A, serial number 2184. The FAA register lists Star Aerobatics LLC as the registrant in Columbia City, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated January 5, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N79DG. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-09-10 Accident · Belvidere, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI95LA318B
Reported aircraft: Aviat PITTS S2R — a different aircraft that carried the N79DG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in failure of each pilot to see-and-avoid the other airplane.
1979-01-17 Accident · Montpelier,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0022
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-2A — a different aircraft that carried the N79DG registration before this airframe.

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.