# N218MC: Christen Industries PITTS S-1T, registration cancelled 2011-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 2011
- Exported to: Turkey
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Christen Industries PITTS S-1T](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-1t) (registry code 2210002)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1041
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 16, 1986
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2002
- Last registry action: November 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A1D850
- Owner when cancelled: [Graham David Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20DAVID%20RAY)
- Location: [Kaysville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Kaysville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0225° N, 111.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84037, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218MC-2011-01-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Christen Industries PITTS S-1T: https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-1t.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA93LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA088), Mar 21, 1993: Christen Industries Pitts S1-T (N218MC), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTALLATION OF AN IMPROPER DESIGNED INTAKE TUBE AND AIR FILTER BY THE NONMECHANIC RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHICH RESULTED IN MOISTURE BUILD UP AND COLLAPSE OF THE AIR FILTER, WHICH RESULTED IN…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930321005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930321005679A), Mar 21, 1993: Child S1TPITTS (N218MC), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff. Crash landed on side of runway. Had installed wrong engine air intake. Cut off air to engine

## Other aircraft with N218MC

- [Cancelled 2025-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218MC-2025-08-15): DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO V2.0, S/N 11UCF7G0A50614. Owner: [Manatee County Florida Govt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANATEE%20COUNTY%20FLORIDA%20GOVT), [Bradenton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Bradenton)

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