# N53385: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 2006-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2006
- Exported to: Kenya
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Christen Industries PITTS S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-2b) (registry code 2210006)
- Serial number: 5076
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 18, 2004
- Last registry action: March 18, 2004
- Mode S code: A6BF20
- Owner when cancelled: [Pitts Air Fun Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PITTS%20AIR%20FUN%20INC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1247° N, 97.7412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78747, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53385
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53385
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-2006-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 BFO92LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA036), Mar 13, 1992: Christen Industries Pitts S2B (N53385), Schellsburg, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE TOTAL BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL BREATHER LINE CAUSING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE ENGINE, RESULTING IN OIL LEAKAGE AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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.

- [Incident 19971004046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004046679I), Oct 4, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N53385), Temple, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control while landing and ground looped resulting in gear collapse and wing damage. Pilot stated in written statement "it had been a long time…
- [Accident 19920313006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920313006229A), Mar 13, 1992: Child S2BPITTS (N53385), Schellsburg, PA, Destroyed. Oil on windshield and belly. Lost oil pressure. Crash landed. Oil breather line ice blocked. Blew crankshaft seal.

## Other aircraft with N53385

- [Cancelled 1981-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1981-06-02): Cessna 172P, S/N 17274737. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1974-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1974-10-07): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801803. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Stafford Hall Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAFFORD%20HALL%20LTD), [Lees Summit, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Lees%20Summit)
- [Cancelled 1954-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53385-1954-03-30): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 2750. Owner: [Harris Emer R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20EMER%20R), [Sugar City, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sugar%20City)

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