Single-engine piston

N715L

1978 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
5-71
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Corvallis, OR
Registration record

N715L on the FAA register

Type
1978 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S
Serial
5-71
Engines
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Corvallis, OR
Certificate issued
2020-06-22
Airworthiness date
1990-06-21
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A98F9A
Mode S (octal)
52307632
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N715L.
  • 1990-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N715L

N715L is a 1978 Homebuilt PITTS Special S-1S, serial number 5-71. It is registered to an individual in Corvallis, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 SER A&C engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 21, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N715L. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-07-12 Accident · Livermore, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX95LA252
Reported aircraft: Pitts S-1S — a different aircraft that carried the N715L registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and subsequent collision with some bales of hay.

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.