Single-engine piston

N401MS

2015 Homebuilt PITTS S1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
085
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-EXP
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carterville, IL
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Registration record

N401MS on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt PITTS S1
Serial
085
Engines
Lycoming O-320-EXP
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carterville, IL
Certificate issued
2026-01-30
Airworthiness date
2015-05-28
Registration expires
2033-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4B17C
Mode S (octal)
51130574
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N401MS to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2009-09-03
    N401MS previously assigned to a Winward Performance Owl (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 2001-09-27
    N401MS previously assigned to a North American NA-265-60 (s/n 306-17); cancelled.
Overview

About N401MS

N401MS is a 2015 Homebuilt PITTS S1, serial number 085. It is registered to an individual in Carterville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-EXP engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 28, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N401MS. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-12-31 Accident · Carbondale, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN26LA074
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1S — a different aircraft that carried the N401MS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from an uncommanded change to the fuel servo mixture position due to the improperly installed mixture cable.
NTSB report ↗
2006-10-18 Accident · Starkville, MS Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DFW07LA006
Reported aircraft: Windward Owl — a different aircraft that carried the N401MS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The structural failure of the airframe due to the inadvertent excessive airspeed during maneuvering.

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.