Aircraft record

N6031U1987 Christen Industries INC PITTS S-2B

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 18, 2014.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Nov 1989)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Ft Worth, TX; owner city / state
Engine: 0-540 SERIES · 250 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1987
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1989
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Ft Worth, TX
Certificate issued: Dec 10, 1987
Canceled: Dec 18, 2014
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
Airworthiness date: Sep 10, 1987

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Christen Industries INC
Model: PITTS S-2B
Year: 1987
Serial number: 5122
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A7D4F2

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-540 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 250 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1987 – 2014Individual ownerFt Worth, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Nov 23, 1989 · La Junta, TX

THE PILOT'S DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION TO RECOVER FROM THE SPIN AND HIS MISJUDGING OF ALTITUDE.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: FTW90FA037

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW90FA037)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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