Single-engine piston

N517L

1969 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
BP1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Huntsville, OH
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Registration record

N517L on the FAA register

Type
1969 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1
Serial
BP1
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huntsville, OH
Certificate issued
2011-04-27
Airworthiness date
2002-07-24
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A67C6A
Mode S (octal)
51476152
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-04-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N517L.
  • 2002-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N517L

N517L is a 1969 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1, serial number BP1. It is registered to an individual in Huntsville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 27, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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 July 24, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N517L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-03-01 Accident · Reidsville, NC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL92LA055
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N517L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TAILWIND AND THE IMPROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND AND DOWNDRAFT WHICH RESULTED FROM THE TALL OBSTACLES (TREES) AROUND THE RUNWAY.

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.