Single-engine piston

N9QT

1997 Aviat PITTS S2-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
5354
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jakes Airventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Carmel, CA
1997 Aviat PITTS S2-B
Representative photo of a Aviat PITTS S2-B. Not a photo of N9QT.
Registration record

N9QT on the FAA register

Type
1997 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA: Aviat PITTS S-2B)
Serial
5354
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
Jakes Airventures LLC
Carmel, CA
Certificate issued
2023-12-11
Airworthiness date
1997-07-02
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC6BEA
Mode S (octal)
53065752
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 N9QT.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N9QT.
  • 1997-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N9QT

N9QT is a 1997 Aviat PITTS S2-B (FAA model PITTS S-2B), serial number 5354. The FAA register lists Jakes Airventures LLC as the registrant in Carmel, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 11, 2023 and expires on December 31, 2030.

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 2, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9QT. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
152 kt
Range
277 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Aviat PITTS S2-B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Aviat PITTS S2-B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-08-27 Accident · Mountain View, AR Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW97LA332
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-2B — a different aircraft that carried the N9QT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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.