Single-engine piston

N42JF

Homebuilt PITTS S-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rosharon, TX
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Registration record

N42JF on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt PITTS S-1
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rosharon, TX
Certificate issued
2023-03-29
Airworthiness date
1983-07-05
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4FA14
Mode S (octal)
51175024
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).
  • 2024-08-25
    Accident at Santa Paula, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 2023-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N42JF.
  • 1983-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N42JF

N42JF is a Homebuilt PITTS S-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Rosharon, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 5, 1983.

N42JF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-08-25 Accident · Santa Paula, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · WPR24FA287
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1
Probable cause: The total loss of engine power at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined.
NTSB report ↗
1982-11-07 Accident · San Andreas, CA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · LAX83LA028
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1 — a different aircraft that carried the N42JF 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.