Single-engine piston

N515JD

2016 Homebuilt PITTS S1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2016
Serial
RB2016
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grass Valley, CA
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Registration record

N515JD on the FAA register

Type
2016 Homebuilt PITTS S1S
Serial
RB2016
Engines
Lycoming HIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grass Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2026-05-30
Airworthiness date
2016-08-30
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A674CE
Mode S (octal)
51472316
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N515JD.
  • 2016-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N515JD

N515JD is a 2016 Homebuilt PITTS S1S, serial number RB2016. It is registered to an individual in Grass Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 30, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming HIO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 30, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N515JD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-09-11 Accident · Reno, NV Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA19CA596
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1 — a different aircraft that carried the N515JD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.

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.