# N487J: 1987 Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2020-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 2020
- 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: 5127
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2020
- Last registry action: April 23, 2020
- Mode S code: A60362
- Owner when cancelled: [Verboski Timothy W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERBOSKI%20TIMOTHY%20W)
- Location: [Azle, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Azle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9002° N, 97.5612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76020, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N487J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=487J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2020-06-25

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 (2)

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 CEN20CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA146), Apr 10, 2020: Pitts S2 (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC07CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA198), Aug 19, 2007: Christen Industries Pitts S-2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20200410005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200410005929A), Apr 10, 2020: Christen Industries Inc PITTS S-2B (N487J), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] PIC of N487J departed 2TE2 with one passenger on board. N487J experience loss of engine power at approximately 2,000 feet MSL. [privacy…
- [Accident 20070819016319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070819016319A), Aug 19, 2007: Aviat PITTSS2B (N487J), Springfield, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing rollout to a grass landing strip pilot encountered sudden and strong right cross wind. Corrective action did not hold aircraft on runway and…

## Other aircraft with N487J

- [Cancelled 2003-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N487J-2003-12-30): Johnson Steven C AVID FLYER, S/N SA-1. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Johnson Steven C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20STEVEN%20C), [Altadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Altadena)

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