Single-engine piston

N230SB

2011 Homebuilt Lyddon PITTS S1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sierra Bravo Partnership + 2 co-owners (Partnership)
Based
Liberal, KS
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Registration record

N230SB on the FAA register

Type
2011 Homebuilt Lyddon PITTS S1S
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Sierra Bravo Partnership + 2 co-owners
Liberal, KS
Certificate issued
2011-03-25
Airworthiness date
2011-09-24
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A20A12
Mode S (octal)
50405022
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).
  • 2011-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-03-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N230SB to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-16
    N230SB previously assigned to a Homebuilt PITTS S1S 1979 (s/n 7-0422); cancelled.
Overview

About N230SB

N230SB is a 2011 Homebuilt Lyddon PITTS S1S, serial number 001. The FAA register lists Sierra Bravo Partnership + 2 co-owners as the registrant in Liberal, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 25, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 24, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N230SB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-10-24 Accident · Liberal, KS Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI05LA015
Reported aircraft: Strissel Pitts S1S — a different aircraft that carried the N230SB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while performing aerobatic flight maneuvers resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain.

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.