Single-engine piston

N3961

1974 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
563EP
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aero Black LLC (LLC)
Based
Wheat Ridge, CO
Registration record

N3961 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1C
Serial
563EP
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Aero Black LLC
Wheat Ridge, CO
Certificate issued
2023-05-16
Airworthiness date
1981-01-19
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A49B8E
Mode S (octal)
51115616
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N3961 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-01-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
  • 1939-05-01
    N3961 previously assigned to a Waco Gxe (s/n 1119); cancelled.
Overview

About N3961

N3961 is a 1974 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1C, serial number 563EP. The FAA register lists Aero Black LLC as the registrant in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated January 19, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3961.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3961.

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.