Single-engine piston

N21JV

1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
137
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Matula John K + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Carlsbad, CA
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Registration record

N21JV on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1
Serial
137
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Matula John K + 1 co-owner
Carlsbad, CA
Certificate issued
1984-01-11
Airworthiness date
1980-08-04
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A1B805
Mode S (octal)
50334005
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1984-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N21JV.
  • 1980-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N21JV

N21JV is a 1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1, serial number 137. The FAA register lists Matula John K + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Carlsbad, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 1984 and expires on May 31, 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 August 4, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21JV. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-09-07 Accident · Tracy,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2387
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1C — a different aircraft that carried the N21JV registration before this airframe.
1981-05-25 Accident · Tracy,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0889
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N21JV registration before this airframe.

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.