# N260Z: 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: June 21, 2010
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260Z

## Aircraft that carried N260Z

- [Cancelled 2010-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260Z-2010-06-21): Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, S/N 5058, built 1985. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Plane Fun Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANE%20FUN%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Snellville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Snellville)

## NTSB investigations on N260Z (3)

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 MIA99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA152), May 8, 1999: Christen Industries S-2B (N260Z), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power caused by the failure of the number 6 connecting rod, due to oil starvation for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB CHI68I0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68I0097), May 15, 1968: Piper PA-31 (N260Z), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0756](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0756), May 15, 1968: Piper PA-31 (N260Z), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N260Z (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 19990508020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508020679A), May 8, 1999: Child S2BPITTS (N260Z), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. On may 8, 1999, about 1010 eastern daylight time; a pitts S-2B, N260Z, registered to a private individual, impacted with the terrain near Knoxville, TN. Visual…

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