# N647J: 1985 Christen Industries PITTS S-1T, registration cancelled 2008-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Christen Industries PITTS S-1T](https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-1t) (registry code 2210002)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1027
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 2003
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2005
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A88004
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcnamara James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNAMARA%20JAMES%20R), [Mcnamara Ingrid](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNAMARA%20INGRID)
- Location: [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2279° N, 119.0796° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93010, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=647J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N647J-2008-02-14

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-1T: https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-pitts-s-1t.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 LAX05CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA200), Jun 12, 2005: Aviat Pitts S-1T (N647J), Fillmore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to affect timely recovery from an intentional inverted flat spin.

## 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 20050611011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611011449A), Jun 11, 2005: Amtr PITTSS1T (N647J), Santa Paula, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot entered an inverted spin and could not recover. Pilot parachuted from aircraft. Aircraft destroyed. Minor injury to pilot when he landed in river…

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