# N260RM: 1989 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2013-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Christen Industries PITTS S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (registry code 2210006)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5161
- Year built: 1989
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1989
- Last registry action: October 24, 1992
- Mode S code: A28080
- Owner when cancelled: [Regal Quality Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REGAL%20QUALITY%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7735° N, 89.6838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62704, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260RM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260RM-2013-09-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b.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 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 (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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