Single-engine piston

N55HB

1972 Homebuilt PITTS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
MB001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Morgantown, WV
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Registration record

N55HB on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt PITTS
Serial
MB001
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Morgantown, WV
Certificate issued
2005-03-03
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6FDC3
Mode S (octal)
51576703
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N55HB.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N55HB

N55HB is a 1972 Homebuilt PITTS, serial number MB001. It is registered to an individual in Morgantown, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built).

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55HB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-06 Accident · Tulia,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1654
Reported aircraft: Pitts SPL — a different aircraft that carried the N55HB registration before this airframe.

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.