# N693SB: Christen Industries PITTS S-2B, registration cancelled 1998-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 1998
- 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: 5108
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1997
- Last registry action: August 26, 1997
- Mode S code: A9376D
- Owner when cancelled: [Gier Jim C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIER%20JIM%20C)
- Location: [Bozeman, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bozeman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6937° N, 110.9061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59715, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N693SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=693SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693SB-1998-09-12

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 FTW98FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA063), Dec 7, 1997: Pitts S-2B (N693SB), Bozeman, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout. Factors were the pilot of N693SB not following procedures and directives, and the pilot of N693SB using poor judgment.

## 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 19971207037391A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971207037391A), Dec 7, 1997: Aviat PITTSS2B (N693SB), Bozeman, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft collided in mid air with N2664X, pilotsuffered fatal inj and acft was destroyed. Bozeman, MT. (.4)a witness observed an aircraft performing aerobatics…

## Other aircraft with N693SB

- [Cancelled 2018-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N693SB-2018-03-29): Buchanan Scott RANS S-17 STINGER, S/N 1202041, built 2004. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Shannon Jerry K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHANNON%20JERRY%20K), [Normangee, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Normangee)

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