Single-engine piston

N161Y

Homebuilt Wedell Williams

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1177
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wedell Williams Memorial Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Patterson, LA
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Registration record

N161Y on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Wedell Williams
Serial
1177
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Wedell Williams Memorial Foundation Inc
Patterson, LA
Certificate issued
2023-03-16
Airworthiness date
1993-06-24
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0F78B
Mode S (octal)
50173613
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N161Y to the current registrant.
  • 1993-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1975-06-11
    N161Y previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS S1-C (s/n 80); cancelled.
  • 1966-11-17
    N161Y previously assigned to a Bell 47G-2 (s/n 2427); cancelled.
Overview

About N161Y

N161Y is a Homebuilt Wedell Williams, serial number 1177. The FAA register lists Wedell Williams Memorial Foundation Inc as the registrant in Patterson, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 24, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N161Y. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-01 Accident · Pontiac,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2671
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1S — a different aircraft that carried the N161Y registration before this airframe.
1970-07-30 Accident · Pontiac,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3247
Reported aircraft: Pitts Specl S-1CBD — a different aircraft that carried the N161Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TER,AC TYPE GF-62-M,CAUSED PWR LOSS.LND BEYOND RWY

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.