Single-engine piston

N118X

Homebuilt PITTS S1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
RS-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Durham, NC
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Registration record

N118X on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PITTS S1S
Serial
RS-1
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Durham, NC
Certificate issued
1993-03-10
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A04BF8
Mode S (octal)
50045770
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-03-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N118X to the current registrant.
  • 1974-03-08
    N118X previously assigned to a Beechcraft C-45H (s/n AF876); cancelled.
Overview

About N118X

N118X is a Homebuilt PITTS S1S, serial number RS-1. It is registered to an individual in Durham, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 10, 1993 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N118X. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-12-26 Accident · Dallas,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 3717
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N118X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ,TURNED FNL.CG 8.9IN AFT REAR LMT.HIT HOUSES.
1973-08-02 Accident · Dallas,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1928
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N118X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DDED HOLES DRILLED AT UNDET TIME. WEAKENED SHAFT.
1972-01-14 Accident · Freeland,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0257
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft C-45H — a different aircraft that carried the N118X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DUE OVERLOAD. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

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.