Single-engine piston

N117Q

Homebuilt PITTS Special

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
11DC
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Casco, WI
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Registration record

N117Q on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PITTS Special
Serial
11DC
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Casco, WI
Certificate issued
2019-04-03
Airworthiness date
1979-04-30
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A04792
Mode S (octal)
50043622
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N117Q.
  • 1979-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1964-11-11
    Accident at Fairview Okla, 36; damage: destroyed.
Overview

About N117Q

N117Q is a Homebuilt PITTS Special, serial number 11DC. It is registered to an individual in Casco, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 3, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 30, 1979.

N117Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-03-21 Accident · Midland,Tx, 43 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 0664
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1S — a different aircraft that carried the N117Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: MISC-FUEL STARVATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASON
1964-11-11 Accident · Fairview Okla, 36 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0657
Reported aircraft: Dean Case Specl

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.