# N399DB: 1988 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- 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: 5137
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: March 23, 2000
- Certificate issued: January 7, 2002
- Last registry action: April 24, 2008
- Mode S code: A4A485
- Owner when cancelled: [Connair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Boulder, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Boulder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0457° N, 105.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=399DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N399DB-2018-01-18

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 DEN03FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA074), Apr 26, 2003: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N399DB), Longmont, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and his entering an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude. Factors contributing to the accident were the…

## 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 20030426008109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426008109A), Apr 26, 2003: Aviat PITTSS2B (N399DB), Longmont, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) At approximately 1215 MDT boulder county sheriff's office received a call regarding an aircraft accident at the south east corner of yellowstone road and…

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