Single-engine piston

N25CH

1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1986
Serial
5106
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Chino, CA
Registration record

N25CH on the FAA register

Type
1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B
Serial
5106
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
2013-04-16
Airworthiness date
1987-03-12
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2555F
Mode S (octal)
50452537
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N25CH.
  • 1990-02-03
    Accident at Las Vegas, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 1987-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1986
    Manufactured (1986).
Overview

About N25CH

N25CH is a 1986 Pitts Aerobatics S-2B, serial number 5106. The FAA register lists Planes of Fame Air Museum as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-540 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 12, 1987.

N25CH has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-02-03 Accident · Las Vegas, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN90LA050
Reported aircraft: Christen Industries PITTS
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER A PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.