# N876CB: Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, registration cancelled 1995-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pitts Aerobatics S-2B](https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-s-2b) (registry code 7220450)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A8SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A8SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 23, 1995
- Last registry action: January 24, 1995
- Mode S code: AC0CD4
- Owner when cancelled: [J B Enterprise Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20B%20ENTERPRISE%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7550° N, 75.5265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=876CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N876CB-1995-07-12

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 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B: https://openairdocs.org/model/pitts-aerobatics-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 CHI95DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCQ01), Apr 1, 1995: Pitts S-2B (N876CB), Ottawa, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot not performing proper stall/spin recovery procedures.
- [NTSB DEN93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA035), Mar 24, 1993: Pitts S2B (N876CB), Boulder, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT. A FACTOR WAS: THE STUDENT PILOT'S RESTRICTED VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## 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 19950401006269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950401006269A), Apr 1, 1995: Child S2BPITTS (N876CB), Ottawa, KS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Practice aerobatics. Entered flat spin. Failed to recover.
- [Accident 19930324006729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324006729A), Mar 24, 1993: Child S2BPITTS (N876CB), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Struck a tree hidden by nose of aircraft during a practice engine out approach. CFI took over and landed on runway.

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