Single-engine piston

N57WC

1977 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Blackshear, GA
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Registration record

N57WC on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Blackshear, GA
Certificate issued
1984-07-19
Airworthiness date
1978-07-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A74E07
Mode S (octal)
51647007
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1984-07-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N57WC.
  • 1983-04-28
    Accident at Sebring, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N57WC

N57WC is a 1977 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Blackshear, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 19, 1984 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 7, 1978.

N57WC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-04-28 Accident · Sebring, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA83LA132
Reported aircraft: Carter PITTS Special S-1

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.