Single-engine piston

N1581

Homebuilt S-1C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
JD-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
California Antique Aircraft Museum Dba + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
San Martin, CA
Registration record

N1581 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt S-1C
Serial
JD-1
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
California Antique Aircraft Museum Dba + 1 co-owner
San Martin, CA
Certificate issued
2017-02-13
Airworthiness date
1980-06-09
Registration expires
2027-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0EA62
Mode S (octal)
50165142
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-02-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1581 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1973-05-07
    Accident at Boerne,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1933-02-11
    N1581 previously assigned to a Curtiss Airplane Co Canuck (s/n 2000); cancelled.
Overview

About N1581

N1581 is a Homebuilt S-1C, serial number JD-1. The FAA register lists California Antique Aircraft Museum Dba + 1 co-owner as the registrant in San Martin, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 13, 2017 and expires on February 28, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 9, 1980.

N1581 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-05-07 Accident · Boerne,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0986
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1C

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.