Single-engine piston

N12AL

1981 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
DAV-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Great Falls, MT
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Registration record

N12AL on the FAA register

Type
1981 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S
Serial
DAV-1
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-B1E
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Great Falls, MT
Certificate issued
1994-09-21
Airworthiness date
1984-06-08
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A05164
Mode S (octal)
50050544
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-09-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N12AL.
  • 1984-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N12AL

N12AL is a 1981 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S, serial number DAV-1. It is registered to co-owners in Great Falls, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 21, 1994 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-B1E engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 8, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12AL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-08-31 Accident · Romeo,Mi, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2761
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1S — a different aircraft that carried the N12AL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG PLT AT KNEE LVL,NOT PROTECTED.

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.