Single-engine piston

N159DS

1978 Homebuilt PITTS S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
70384
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Verden, OK
Registration record

N159DS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt PITTS S-1
Serial
70384
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Verden, OK
Certificate issued
1983-11-09
Airworthiness date
1979-09-28
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0EBFA
Mode S (octal)
50165772
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1983-11-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N159DS.
  • 1979-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N159DS

N159DS is a 1978 Homebuilt PITTS S-1, serial number 70384. It is registered to co-owners in Verden, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 9, 1983 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 28, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159DS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159DS.

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.