Single-engine piston

N64585

1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
7-0311
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming HO-360
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Douglass, KS
Registration record

N64585 on the FAA register

Type
1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1D
Serial
7-0311
Engines
Lycoming HO-360
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Douglass, KS
Certificate issued
2008-01-11
Airworthiness date
1979-04-10
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A87B5C
Mode S (octal)
52075534
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N64585.
  • 1990-05-07
    Accident at Larned, KS; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N64585

N64585 is a 1977 Homebuilt PITTS S-1D, serial number 7-0311. It is registered to an individual in Douglass, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming HO-360 engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 10, 1979.

N64585 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

1990-05-07 Accident · Larned, KS Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC90LA102
Reported aircraft: Lightcap PITTS-S-1D
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT STRUT, DUE TO FATIGUE.
1978-04-23 Accident · Offerle,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0932
Reported aircraft: Pitts S1D — a different aircraft that carried the N64585 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.