Single-engine piston

N609N

1971 Homebuilt PITTS Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Cruz, CA
Registration record

N609N on the FAA register

Type
1971 Homebuilt PITTS Special
Serial
1
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Cruz, CA
Certificate issued
2021-05-04
Airworthiness date
1977-09-23
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A7E9DA
Mode S (octal)
51764732
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N609N.
  • 1977-09-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N609N

N609N is a 1971 Homebuilt PITTS Special, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Santa Cruz, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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), dated September 23, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N609N.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N609N.

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.