Single-engine piston

N540PS

2002 Homebuilt PITTS S1-11B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
RI-02
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Dulles, VA
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Registration record

N540PS on the FAA register

Type
2002 Homebuilt PITTS S1-11B
Serial
RI-02
Engines
Lycoming IO-540 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Dulles, VA
Certificate issued
2015-04-02
Airworthiness date
2002-06-05
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6D942
Mode S (octal)
51554502
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Christen Industries PITTS S1S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N540PS to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1995-07-13
    N540PS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Glasair III (s/n 10001); cancelled.
Overview

About N540PS

N540PS is a 2002 Homebuilt PITTS S1-11B, serial number RI-02. It is registered to an individual in Dulles, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2015 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 5, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N540PS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-04-19 Accident · Zephyrhills, FL Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · MIA93LA105
Reported aircraft: Siegel Glasair III — a different aircraft that carried the N540PS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CONTAMINATION (FIBERGLASS DUST) IN THE FUEL SYSTEM AND/OR A PIECE OF PLASTIC (FOREIGN) MATERIAL IN THE FUEL INJECTOR, WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING.

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.