The Pitts S-2 (ICAO type PTS2) is an aircraft certificated in the Normal and Acrobatic category. It has a maximum take-off weight of 600 kg. It offers a maximum range of 270 nm, a cruise speed of 130 knots, a service ceiling of 16,000 ft and seating for up to 2 across its variants.
Pitts S-2
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 384
- Active
- 382
Comparable listings
1 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A8SO · Rev 27 · issued 2017-04-04
- Category
- Normal and Acrobatic
- MTOW
- 772 kg
- Seats
- 2 passengers
- Fuel
- 106 L
Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A5 with Bendix Fuel Injector NO. RSA-5AD1
FAR 23, effective February 1, 1965, including amendments 1 through 6. Application for type certificate, August 16, 1968. FAR 36, dated December 1, 1969, plus amendments 36-1 throug…
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Pitts S-2 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Pitts S-2 fleet — updated daily.
44 yearsmedian age
Of the 220 registered Pitts S-2 with a known build year (57% of the 384 we track), the median age is 44 years.
10changed registration in 12 months
10 of the 384 registered Pitts S-2 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (3% of the fleet), across 10 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 4
- Tracked flights
- 10
- Tracked flight hours
- 8
- Share of fleet flying
- 1%
4 Pitts S-2 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (1% of the registered fleet), across 10 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
1Pitts S-2 listed for sale
Asking prices from $90K to $270K, typically $109K–$228K — based on 7 USD asking prices on Sprinkle, not an appraisal.
Pitts S-2 manuals & documents
1 document for the Pitts S-2 — Service Bulletins. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
Service Bulletins
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What is the range of the Pitts S-2?
The Pitts S-2 has a maximum range of 270 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Pitts S-2 carry?
The Pitts S-2 seats up to 2 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Pitts S-2?
The Pitts S-2's maximum take-off weight is 600 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Pitts S-2?
The Pitts S-2's ICAO type designator is PTS2.
How many Pitts S-2 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 384 registered Pitts S-2 airframes worldwide.
Registered S-2 aircraft
Individual S-2 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- N69JX· 2015
- C-GMXR· 2012
- N540SS· 2011
- N717HR· 2008
- N540TK· 2004
- VH-TKV· 1996
- C-GTPS· 1996
- PS-ZBG· 1995
- C-FCAL· 1994
- C-GNWF· 1994
- C-GKPS· 1993
- N80AS· 1992
- C-FLJJ· 1992
- C-GOJF· 1992
- N91PJ· 1991
- C-GPTZ· 1991
- N3VG· 1991
- N76K· 1991
- N71JM· 1991
- N9H· 1990
- N230CK· 1990
- N999BN· 1990
- N43BT· 1990
- N69SZ· 1990