# N260XX: 1986 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Exported to: Turkey
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 5116
- Year built: 1986
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2009
- Last registry action: November 16, 2011
- Mode S code: A28120
- Owner when cancelled: [Conch Air Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONCH%20AIR%20CORP)
- Location: [Marathon, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Marathon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 24.7499° N, 80.9866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33050, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260XX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260XX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260XX-2012-11-27

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC00LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA053), Dec 12, 1999: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N260XX), Shamokin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

## 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 19991212044309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991212044309A), Dec 12, 1999: Aviat PITTSS2B (N260XX), Shamokin, PA, No damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] piloted N260XX, a pitts S-2B, on December 12, 1999, with one passenger on board. The a/c took off from Northumberland County…

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