Single-engine piston

N1868

1973 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
3
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shady Cove, OR
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Registration record

N1868 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1
Serial
3
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shady Cove, OR
Certificate issued
2016-11-14
Airworthiness date
1980-02-04
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15A66
Mode S (octal)
50255146
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N1868 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-02-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1930-05-20
    N1868 previously assigned to a Homebuilt JN4D (s/n PK-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N1868

N1868 is a 1973 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1, serial number 3. It is registered to an individual in Shady Cove, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 February 4, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1868.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1868.

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.