Single-engine piston

N3186

1970 Homebuilt PITTS Special

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1970
Serial
HH-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carlisle, PA
Registration record

N3186 on the FAA register

Type
1970 Homebuilt PITTS Special
Serial
HH-1
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carlisle, PA
Certificate issued
2000-09-01
Airworthiness date
2000-07-24
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A367B3
Mode S (octal)
50663663
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N3186.
  • 2000-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1993-07-16
    Accident at Independent Hil, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N3186

N3186 is a 1970 Homebuilt PITTS Special, serial number HH-1. It is registered to an individual in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2000 and expires on July 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 July 24, 2000.

N3186 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-07-16 Accident · Independent Hil, VA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · BFO93LA125
Reported aircraft: Hancock- Harris PITTS Special
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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.