Single-engine piston

N42PS

1987 Homebuilt PITTS S1C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1987
Serial
87PS
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
King City, CA
Registration record

N42PS on the FAA register

Type
1987 Homebuilt PITTS S1C
Serial
87PS
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B1B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
King City, CA
Certificate issued
2019-03-16
Airworthiness date
1988-02-20
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4FA9C
Mode S (octal)
51175234
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N42PS to the current registrant.
  • 1988-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1987
    Manufactured (1987).
  • 1980-02-28
    N42PS previously assigned to a Pitts S-2A (s/n 2042); cancelled.
Overview

About N42PS

N42PS is a 1987 Homebuilt PITTS S1C, serial number 87PS. It is registered to an individual in King City, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 16, 2019 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B1B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 20, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42PS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42PS.

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.