# N317JK: 1991 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2002-01-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 10, 2002
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- 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: 5203
- Year built: 1991
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: February 14, 1991
- Certificate issued: March 19, 1992
- Last registry action: August 31, 2001
- Mode S code: A361A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Flugvergnuegen Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLUGVERGNUEGEN%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1883° N, 80.1049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33308, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317JK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=317JK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317JK-2002-01-10

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-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 ATL98LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA022), Nov 23, 1997: Christen Industries S-2B (N317JK), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetermined malfunction of the right brake and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. A factor was the quartering tailwind.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19971123044329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123044329A), Nov 23, 1997: Child S2BPITTS (N317JK), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed on landing roll. Report no brake. Veered left. Quartering tailwind factor. Gear overload. (-23) aircraft rolled approximately 500 ft…
- [Incident 19960413013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960413013539I), Apr 13, 1996: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS2S (N317JK), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Narrative: the pilot reported he was on final for rwy 08 fxe at 1100 ft. engine would not develop power. Pilot made a precautionary landing on prospect street.…
- [Incident 19960124002119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960124002119I), Jan 24, 1996: Child S2BPITTS (N317JK), Coral Springs, FL. Narrative: while instructing student for aerobatics flight in S-2B, pilot reports engine "sputtered" and stopped operating. The pilot Ms. Dagmar kress managed…

## Other aircraft with N317JK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317JK): Aviat PITTS S-2C, S/N 6081, built 2008

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