Single-engine piston

N51HC

1985 Pitts S-1T

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1985
Serial
1026
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Litchfield Park, AZ
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Registration record

N51HC on the FAA register

Type
1985 Pitts S-1T
Serial
1026
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Litchfield Park, AZ
Certificate issued
2019-09-13
Airworthiness date
2019-09-18
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A65FC8
Mode S (octal)
51457710
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).
  • 2025-08-12
    Accident at Goodyear, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2019-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2019-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N51HC.
  • 1985
    Manufactured (1985).
Overview

About N51HC

N51HC is a 1985 Pitts S-1T, serial number 1026. It is registered to an individual in Litchfield Park, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 18, 2019.

N51HC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-12 Accident · Goodyear, AZ Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR25FA253
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1T
Preliminary report: On August 12, 2025, about 1019 mountain standard time, a Pitts S-1T, N51HC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Goodyear, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. The pilot did not make radio contact with the air traffic control tower, nor was there any evidence he was in radio contact with anyone prior to or during the accident flight. There was no automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data for the accident flight. Recorded radar data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed a primary target that started near the airplane’s known…
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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.