Single-engine piston

N459PS

2016 Homebuilt SMITH Special PS 1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Yorktown, IN
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Registration record

N459PS on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt SMITH Special PS 1
Serial
001
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Yorktown, IN
Certificate issued
2013-09-04
Airworthiness date
2016-11-03
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A594E1
Mode S (octal)
51312341
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2013-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N459PS to the current registrant.
  • 2005-01-12
    N459PS previously assigned to a Dornier Luftfahrt 328-100 (s/n 3070); cancelled.
Overview

About N459PS

N459PS is a 2016 Homebuilt SMITH Special PS 1, serial number 001. It is registered to an individual in Yorktown, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated November 3, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N459PS.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N459PS.

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.