Single-engine piston

N72DB

1972 Homebuilt PITTS Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
202
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tuscaloosa, AL
Registration record

N72DB on the FAA register

Type
1972 Homebuilt PITTS Special
Serial
202
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tuscaloosa, AL
Certificate issued
2016-09-28
Airworthiness date
1979-07-24
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A9A180
Mode S (octal)
52320600
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N72DB.
  • 1979-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
Overview

About N72DB

N72DB is a 1972 Homebuilt PITTS Special, serial number 202. It is registered to an individual in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 24, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72DB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72DB.

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.