# N260Z: 1985 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, registration cancelled 2010-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2010
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Aerobatics S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (registry code 7220450)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5058
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 29, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2009
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A2813C
- Owner when cancelled: [Plane Fun Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANE%20FUN%20INC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Snellville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Snellville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8610° N, 84.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30078, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N260Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=260Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N260Z-2010-06-21

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 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-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 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.

## 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 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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