# N260RM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260RM

## Aircraft that carried N260RM

- [Cancelled 2013-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260RM-2013-09-20): Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, S/N 5161, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Regal Quality Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REGAL%20QUALITY%20AIR%20INC), [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)

## NTSB investigations on N260RM (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90DEV07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEV07), Aug 5, 1990: Pitts S2B (N260RM), Springfield, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL DURING THE BREAK TURN TO DOWNWIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N260RM (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19900805030049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900805030049A), Aug 5, 1990: Child S2BPITTS (N260RM), Springfield, IL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Stalled making a steep turn to downwind from an overhead approach. Went into a spin and never recovered.

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