Single-engine piston

N540S

1979 Homebuilt PITTS S2S

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-S1A5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Code Supplies Inc (Corporation)
Based
Rossville, TN
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Registration record

N540S on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt PITTS S2S
Serial
009
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-S1A5
Registered owner
Code Supplies Inc
Rossville, TN
Certificate issued
2001-07-12
Airworthiness date
2008-04-04
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6D97C
Mode S (octal)
51554574
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-08-13
    Accident at Rifle, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-04-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N540S to the current registrant.
  • 1998-12-09
    N540S previously assigned to a Homebuilt S 260-2 (s/n 002); cancelled.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N540S

N540S is a 1979 Homebuilt PITTS S2S, serial number 009. The FAA register lists Code Supplies Inc as the registrant in Rossville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2001 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-S1A5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 4, 2008.

N540S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-08-13 Accident · Rifle, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN09CA520
Reported aircraft: Grahn J/Grahn G PITTS S2S
Probable cause: The pilot's excessive landing speed and subsequent excessive brake application which resulted in a loss of control and impact with an airport sign.
1997-06-11 Accident · Wallace, ID Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · SEA97LA136
Reported aircraft: Staudacher S-260-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N540S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate altitude/distance from wooded terrain during a low-altitude course reversal. Related factors include mountainous/hilly terrain, blind canyon, low ceiling, and trees in the flight path of the aircraft.

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.